CVE-2015-2265

cups-filters: remote command execution in remove_bad_chars() (incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707)

Published Mar 24, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2371 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2532-1 cups-filters vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2015, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 26, 2015, 12:00 AM