# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4336, GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4336?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linuxfoundation Cups-Filters.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4336?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2014-2707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2707/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2014-4337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4337/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2014-4338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4338/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4336 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4336/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4336/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4336
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4336
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4336

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4336/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.