# CVE-2013-6891: lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HO

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L704
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2082-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:015
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56531
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4319

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