SB2014041714 - OS Command Injection in OpenPrinting cups-filters
Published: April 17, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014041714
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2707)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7188#NEWS
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131485.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57530
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2210-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083326