CVE-2014-4336 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on systems running cups-browsed by sending malicious host names via IPP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4336?
CVE-2014-4336 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4336?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-4336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4336, GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp.