CVE-2014-2707

8.3 · HIGH

Published Apr 17, 2014 linuxfoundation CWE-78 EPSS 1.17% (65th pctl) AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-2707 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linuxfoundation cups-filters. It was published on April 17, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linuxfoundation. Update cups-filters to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7188#NEWS Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131485.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/13 Ref secunia.com/advisories/57530 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2210-1 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083326 Ref bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7188#NEWS Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131485.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/13 Ref secunia.com/advisories/57530

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2707?

CVE-2014-2707 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linuxfoundation cups-filters. It was published on April 17, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2707?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2707?

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