CVE-2009-0032 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 27 Jan 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on CUPS temporary files in Mandriva Linux.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-0032?

CVE-2009-0032 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 27 Jan 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CUPS on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate Server (CS) 3.0 and 4.0, and Multi Network Firewall (MNF) 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pdf.log temporary file.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0032?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Cups.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2009-0032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Cups vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-27qc-c946-g657.