CVE-2004-2154 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2004-2154?

CVE-2004-2154 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2004-2154?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apple Cups, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Cups	< 1.1.21
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	4.10

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-178

References

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L700Broken LinkPatch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.htmlBroken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Broken Link
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L700Broken LinkPatch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.htmlBroken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2004-2154?

CVE-2004-2154 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2004-2154?

CVE-2004-2154 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2004-2154?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apple Cups, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.