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The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 22, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.118%
(47th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2014-4336

GHSA ID

GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp

Source code

No known source code

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