# CVE-2014-3537: Path traversal in n/a

> Local users in the lp group can read arbitrary files via a symlink attack in the CUPS web interface cache directory.

- **Severity:** Low 1.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3537, GHSA-5cfv-xhm7-9f3x, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3537, USN-2293-1

## What is CVE-2014-3537?

CVE-2014-3537 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 23 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3537?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apple Cups, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3537?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-3537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups

- [CVE-2008-5184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5184/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3641/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0053/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-6094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6094/): Missing authorization in cups (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-2941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3537 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3537 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 23 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Cups. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3537/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3537/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3537
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3537
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3537

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3537/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.