CVE-2004-2154 Security feature bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 5 Jul 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass CUPS access controls by exploiting case-sensitive Location directive matching in configuration files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2004-2154?

CVE-2004-2154 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 5 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-178

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2154?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`1:1.1.17-13.3.29`

Products include Apple Cups, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2154?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-2154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Cups vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2154, GHSA-vp74-83h5-6967, RHSA-2005:571.