CVE-2012-6094

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which...

9.8 CriticalFix available

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.07%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Record: CVE-2012-6094
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Record: CVE-2012-6094
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5964 No score

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Record: EUVD-2012-5964
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5wh-487c-mrjg No score

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which...

cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Record: GHSA-h5wh-487c-mrjg
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 No score

cups-2.1.3-2.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cups-2.1.3-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.1.3-2.3	2.1.3-2.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-6094 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apple Cups, published December 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in cups 2.1.3-2.3.

References

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