CRITICAL
cups: 'Listen localhost:631' option not honoured correctly on IPv6-enabled systems when systemd used for CUPS socket activation
Published Dec 20, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.07%
Description
cups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system
Affected products
-
- Version <= 1.7.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of cups as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not use the systemd capability for CUPS socket activation yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.07% 0.02067
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02067
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02067) | 80.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02067) | 78.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 77.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 75.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01163) | 77.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01552) | 86.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 3.24% (0.03243) | 91.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 89.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 88.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/5 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57158 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6094 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891942 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6094 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6094 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82451 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6094
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6094 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6094
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/5 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57158 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6094 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6094 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891942 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6094 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6094 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82451 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6094 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6094 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6094 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 20, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2012
Link CVE-2012-6094
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a