CVE-2014-8166
Published: 12 January 2018
The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from shared printer names, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted printer name.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 8.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
cups Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
(precise was needs-triage)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| utopic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | printer names with ANSI escape sequences were allowed, can cause issues when doing lpstat -a in a terminal requires malicious adding of printers |
| mdeslaur | this code was removed in cups 1.6 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8166
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian