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CVE-2004-2154

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2004-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which allows attackers to bypass intended ACLs via a printer name containing uppercase or lowercase letters that are different from what is specified in the directive.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxApple Cups

Weakness Type

CWE-178, CWE-178

References