Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change settings.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cups | 1.4.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups | 1.4.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups | 1.4.4-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | cups | 1.3.8-1+lenny9 | DSA-2176-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | cups +3 | 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 | RHSA-2010:0490 |
| RHEL 4 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6 | RHSA-2010:0490 |
| RHEL 3 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.65 | RHSA-2010:0490 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups | 2.1.3-2.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2010:0490 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2176-1 cups - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 cups-2.1.3-2.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:234 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1481 vdb-entry
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
- 40871 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2010:232 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2176 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
- GLSA-201207-10 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0535 vdb-entry
- 40220 third-party-advisory
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3498
- MDVSA-2010:233 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10382 vdb-entry signature
- 43521 third-party-advisory
- 1024122 vdb-entry