CVE-2010-1748

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-06-17
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The cgi_initialize_string function in cgi-bin/var.c in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4, and other platforms, does not properly handle parameter values containing a % (percent) character without two subsequent hex characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from cupsd process memory via a crafted request, as demonstated by the (1) /admin?OP=redirectURL=% and (2) /admin?URL=/admin/OP=% URIs.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (cups)	ELSA-2010-0490	2010-06-17
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (cups)	ELSA-2010-0490	2010-06-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (cups)	ELSA-2010-0490	2010-06-17