CVE-2015-8560

cups-filters: foomatic-rip did not consider semicolon as illegal shell escape character

Published Apr 14, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.3 High EPSS 5.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-371-1 foomatic-filters security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3419-1 cups-filters security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3429-1 foomatic-filters security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8439 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2838-1 cups-filters vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2838-2 foomatic-filters vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0481}

epss

{'score': 0.08609}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 AM