#VU41791 OS Command Injection in cups-filters - CVE-2014-2707

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41791

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2707

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local 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 execute arbitrary code.

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."

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cups-filters: 1.0.41 - 1.0.50

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

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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 local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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