Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters
CVE-2015-8560
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · 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
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419 (vendor-advisory)
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/13 (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-2 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/2 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8560?
- CVE-2015-8560 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8560?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8560 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.