CVE-2015-2265

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    CVE-2015-2265

    Published: 24 Mar 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html, http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196, https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2532-1, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High