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CVE-2014-4336
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to…
Medium5.8EPSS 1.1%
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- redhat
Description
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- [oss-security] 20140425 Re: Re: cups-browsed remote exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140619 Re: cups-browsed remote exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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