CVE-2015-2265

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.77% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory linuxfoundation.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265 exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196 vendor advisory
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2532-1 patch vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2265?
CVE-2015-2265 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2265?
To fix CVE-2015-2265, 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-2015-2265 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2265 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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