SB2015121705 - Input validation error in OpenPrinting cups-filters
Published: December 17, 2015 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015121705
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8327)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.2.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ` (backtick) characters in a print job. <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/184.html">CWE-184: Incomplete Blacklist</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00065.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3411
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806886
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/12/msg00001.html