CVE-2014-2707
HighSummary
Cups-browsed in cups-filters version 1.0.41 before 1.0.51 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the model or PDL, related to System V interface scripts generated for queues.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, posing a serious threat to the security of the system and the organization's data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update cups-filters to version 1.0.51 or later to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in cups-filters
See all- CVE-2015-3279High
Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVE-2015-3258High
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in cups-filters before version 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size in a print job.
- CVE-2015-2265High
The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via consecutive shell metacharacters in the model or PDL.
Original NVD description (English source)
cups-browsed in cups-filters 1.0.41 before 1.0.51 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) model or (2) PDL, related to "System V interface scripts generated for queues."