RCE in Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters
CVE-2014-4336
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)