{"id":"CVE-2015-8327","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8327","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:33.395Z","title":"Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.2.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ` (backtick) characters in a print job.","description":"Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.2.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ` (backtick) characters in a print job.","published":"2015-12-17T19:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:34:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server eus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","linuxfoundation/foomatic-filters","canonical/ubuntu linux","linuxfoundation/cups-filters","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.10575,"percentile":0.95749,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00065.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3411","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806886","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/12/msg00001.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00065.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3411","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806886","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/12/msg00001.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8327","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}