# CVE-2017-15400: Command injection in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands with cups daemon privileges via crafted PPD files in Chrome OS.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15400, GHSA-2m9r-8mxg-wqgx

## What is CVE-2017-15400?

CVE-2017-15400 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Google Chrome Os, published on 7 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insufficient restriction of IPP filters in CUPS in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed a remote attacker to execute a command with the same privileges as the cups daemon via a crafted PPD file, aka a printer zeroconfig CRLF issue.

Weakness: CWE-93 (Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15400?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Chrome Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15400?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-15400 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Os

- [CVE-2014-1708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1708/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-2833](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2833/): Use after free in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0915/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-4050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4050/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15400 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15400 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Google Chrome Os, published on 7 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Chrome Os. 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-2017-15400/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15400/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15400
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15400
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15400

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15400/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.