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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2014-4336

Medium
5.8/10

Summary

The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published