CVE-2015-8560
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 5.25% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · linuxfoundation/cups-filters · linuxfoundation/foomatic-filters
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWSVendor Advisory
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-2
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWSVendor Advisory
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.