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CVE-2014-4336 json

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 execu…

published 2014-06-22 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4263

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • cups-filters Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.53-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4336

  • cups-filters Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4336

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • cups-filters openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.2-1.11

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-4336 updated cvss 5.8

cups-filters: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cups-filters, cups-filters-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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