#VU32368 Command Injection in cups-filters - CVE-2015-2265

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32368

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2265

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
cups-filters
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: OpenPrinting

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cups-filters: 1.0.1 - 1.0.65

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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.