Vulnerability CVE-2014-4336
Published: 2014-06-22   Modified: 2014-06-23

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
cups-filters 1.0.52 execute arbitrary commands
Anonym
23.06.2014

Type:

CWE-77

 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.8/10
6.4/10
6.5/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Adjacent network
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Linuxfoundation -> Cups-filters 

 References:
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12
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