CVE-2014-3537

low
Published 2014-07-23 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
1.2
VIR risk
1.2

Description

The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3537

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68788

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L724

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.7.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.7.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.7.4-1
debian debiansidfixed1.7.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.7.4-1
fedora fedora20affected
ubuntu ubuntu10.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
macos applecups{"endIncluding":"1.7.3"}
macos applecups1.7
macos applecups1.7.0
macos applecups1.7.1
macos applecups1.7.2

References

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.