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CVE-2013-6891: apple cups Link Following

CVSS: 1.2v2.0LowModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0021DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6891
Published 26-01-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6891 is a low (CVSS 1.2) Link Following vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
15/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
1.2/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 26-01-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (cups.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • cups≤ 1.7.0 | 1.7:rc1 | 1.7.1:b1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • cups< 1.7.1-1
Mageia1 product
  • cups< 1.5.4-9.1.mga3

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links