CVE-2015-2265 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2015-2265

The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66 allows...

Vulnerability Description

The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via consecutive shell metacharacters in the (1) model or (2) PDL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ubuntu linux, cups-filters
Vulnerable Versions:
14.04, 14.10, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 24th, 2015
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.