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.
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 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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cups Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
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Patches: redhat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=916761 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |