CVE-2015-2265
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
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 (1) model or (2) PDL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.61-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.61-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.61-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.61-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.61-5 |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | {"endIncluding":"1.0.65"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2532-1
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2265
CWEs
CWE-77
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.