CVE-2013-6891 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in lppasswd within CUPS before version 1.7.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to read portions of arbitrary files by manipulating the HOME environment variable and using a symlink attack against .cups/client.conf, affecting Apple and Canonical CUPS and Ubuntu Linux distributions. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score (1.2) due to its local attack vector and high attack complexity, with the potential impact limited to confidentiality (reading files). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.1:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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