CVE-2015-6520
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
IPPUSBXD before 1.22 listens on all interfaces, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to USB connected printers via a direct request.
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.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ippusbxd_project | ippusbxd | {"endIncluding":"1.21.2"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/11
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2725-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ippusbxd/+bug/1455644
- https://github.com/tillkamppeter/ippusbxd/commit/46844402bca7a38fc224483ba6f0a93c4613203f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/11
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2725-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ippusbxd/+bug/1455644
- https://github.com/tillkamppeter/ippusbxd/commit/46844402bca7a38fc224483ba6f0a93c4613203f
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.