Description (CNA)
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. In versions 2.4.16 and prior, CUPS daemon (cupsd) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to case-insensitive username comparison during authorization checks. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to gain unauthorized access to restricted operations by using a user with a username that differs only in case from an authorized user. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| OpenPrinting / cups | affected <= 2.4.16 |
CWE
CWE-863
References
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-v987-m8hp-phj9
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/88516bf6d9e34cef7a64a704b856b837f70cd220
ADP enrichment
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