Name | CVE-2008-5184 |
Description | The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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cups (PTS) | bullseye | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u8 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.4.2-3+deb12u7 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.4.2-3+deb12u8 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.4.10-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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cups | source | (unstable) | 1.3.8-1 | | | |
cupsys | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
[etch] - cupsys <not-affected> (cupsys doesn't crash, code base changed, guest username not submitted)