CVE-2004-2154

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which allows attackers to bypass intended ACLs via a printer name containing uppercase or lowercase letters that are different from what is specified in the directive.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L700
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9940
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L700
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
65th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-178 CWE-178

Affected Vendors

canonical apple

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