cups-filters: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707
Published Jun 22, 2014
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.52
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cups-filters
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cups-filters | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of cups-filters as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 63.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 60.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00314) | 52.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 47.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 46.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 44.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4336 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091565 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4336
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4336
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4336 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091565 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4336 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4336 |
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