CVE-2014-2707

Description

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."

Category

8.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/57530 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7188#NEWS
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131485.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/13 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2210-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083326

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2707?
CVE-2014-2707 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2707?
To fix CVE-2014-2707, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2707 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2707 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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