CVE-2014-5031

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions,...

5.0 MediumFix available

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.91%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2014-5031
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2014-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-4930 No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2014-4930
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2p5x-6x62-jgxf No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions,...

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-2p5x-6x62-jgxf
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2014-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5031 No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVMGASA-2014-0313 No score

Updated cups packages fix security vulnerability

In CUPS before 1.7.4, a local user with privileges of group=lp can write symbolic links in the rss directory and use that to gain '@SYSTEM' group privilege with cupsd (CVE-2014-3537).

It was discovered that the web interface in CUPS incorrectly validated permissions on rss files and directory index files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass file permissions and read arbitrary files, possibly leading to a privilege escalation (CVE-2014-5029, CVE-2014-5030, CVE-2014-5031).

Record: MGASA-2014-0313
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

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0575-1 No score

Security update for CUPS

This update fixes various issues in CUPS.

* CVE-2014-3537 CVE-2014-5029 CVE-2014-5030 CVE-2014-5031: Various
  insufficient symbolic link checking could have lead to privilege
  escalation from the lp user to root.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-3537
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3537>
* CVE-2014-5029
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5029>
* CVE-2014-5030
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5030>
* CVE-2014-5031
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5031>

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0575-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1011-1 No score

Security update for CUPS

This update fixes various issues in CUPS.

* CVE-2014-3537 CVE-2014-5029 CVE-2014-5030 CVE-2014-5031: Various
  insufficient symbolic link checking could have lead to privilege
  escalation from the lp user to root.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-3537
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3537>
* CVE-2014-5029
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5029>
* CVE-2014-5030
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5030>
* CVE-2014-5031
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5031>

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:1011-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5031 No score

The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-2341-1 No score

cups vulnerabilities

Salvatore Bonaccorso discovered that the CUPS web interface incorrectly validated permissions and incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass file permissions and read arbitrary files, possibly leading to a privilege escalation.

Record: USN-2341-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` Debian:12	before 1.7.4-2	1.7.4-2
`cups` Debian:13	before 1.7.4-2	1.7.4-2
`cups` Debian:14	before 1.7.4-2	1.7.4-2
`cups` Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1.4.4-7+squeeze6, plus listed versions 1.4.4-71.4.4-7+squeeze11.4.4-7+squeeze21.4.4-7+squeeze31.4.4-7+squeeze41.4.4-7+squeeze5	1.4.4-7+squeeze6
`cups` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1.5.3-5+deb7u4, plus listed versions 1.5.3-51.5.3-5+deb7u11.5.3-5+deb7u21.5.3-5+deb7u3	1.5.3-5+deb7u4
`cups` Mageia:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1.5.4-9.4.mga3	1.5.4-9.4.mga3
`cups` Mageia:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1.7.0-7.3.mga4	1.7.0-7.3.mga4
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-ipptool` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-filesystem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-ipptool` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-filesystem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-ipptool` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-filesystem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-ipptool` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-filesystem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.6.3-17.el7	1:1.6.3-17.el7
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups-lpd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.4.2-67.el6	1:1.4.2-67.el6
`cups` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu51.7.0-0ubuntu21.7.0-0ubuntu31.7.0-11.7.0-2 Show 17 moreShow less 1.7.1-11.7.1-21.7.1-2git11.7.1-31.7.1-41.7.1-4ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu31.7.1-5ubuntu41.7.1-5ubuntu51.7.1-5ubuntu61.7.1-5ubuntu71.7.1-5ubuntu81.7.1-5ubuntu91.7.1-5ubuntu101.7.2-0ubuntu11.7.2-0ubuntu1.1	1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
`cups` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu51.7.0-0ubuntu21.7.0-0ubuntu31.7.0-11.7.0-2 Show 17 moreShow less 1.7.1-11.7.1-21.7.1-2git11.7.1-31.7.1-41.7.1-4ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu31.7.1-5ubuntu41.7.1-5ubuntu51.7.1-5ubuntu61.7.1-5ubuntu71.7.1-5ubuntu81.7.1-5ubuntu91.7.1-5ubuntu101.7.2-0ubuntu11.7.2-0ubuntu1.1	1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
`cups` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 2.1.3-2.3	2.1.3-2.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	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-2014-5031 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Cups, published July 27, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.91%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in cups 1.7.4-2.

References

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