Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters
CVE-2015-8327
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.2.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ` (backtick) characters in a print job.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.102 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.102 · newest: 0.102 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters — versions 1.0.42, 1.0.43, 1.0.44
- Linuxfoundation Foomatic-Filters — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 6.7.z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524 (vdb-entry)
- lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2 (vendor-advisory)
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8327?
- CVE-2015-8327 is a vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters. Published 2015-12-17.
- Is CVE-2015-8327 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.