CVE-2012-4510
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile...
CVE-2012-4510 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Cups-pk-helper Project Cups-pk-helper, published October 23, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in cups-pk-helper 0.2.3-1.
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
CVE-2012-4510- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
CVE-2012-4510- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4439 No score
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h7x-v73m-4vv7 No score
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile...
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
GHSA-7h7x-v73m-4vv7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
CVE-2012-4510- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4510 No score
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4510- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10212-1 No score
cups-pk-helper-0.2.6-1.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cups-pk-helper-0.2.6-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10212-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cups-pk-helperDebian:12 |
before 0.2.3-1 | 0.2.3-1 |
cups-pk-helperDebian:13 |
before 0.2.3-1 | 0.2.3-1 |
cups-pk-helperDebian:14 |
before 0.2.3-1 | 0.2.3-1 |
cups-pk-helperDebian:6.0 |
before 0.1.0-3, plus listed versions 0.1.0-2 |
0.1.0-3 |
cups-pk-helperopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.2.6-1.5 | 0.2.6-1.5 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |