CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-8166
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-01-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• cups cups (< 1.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73300 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084577 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73300 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084577 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry