Description
lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.
Published: 2014-01-26
Score: 1.2 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6693 lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2082-1 CUPS vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:53:45.669Z

Reserved: 2013-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6891

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-26T01:55:09.563

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-6891

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-12-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-6891 - Bugzilla

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