cups-filters: remote command execution in remove_bad_chars() (incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707)
Published Mar 24, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via consecutive shell metacharacters in the (1) model or (2) PDL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 14.04
- 14.10
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.0.65
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:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02958) | 86.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02958) | 85.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 2, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05767) | 90.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 84.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.21% (0.10214) | 88.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 84.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 86.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 86.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2532-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2265 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199130 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2265
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2265
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2532-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2265 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199130 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2265 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2265 |
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