CVE-2014-4338

Description

cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow directive that is interpreted as granting browse access to all IP addresses.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.63%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68124 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1204 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62044 third party advisory permissions required
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4338?
CVE-2014-4338 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4338?
To fix CVE-2014-4338, 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-2014-4338 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4338 is being actively exploited. 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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