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High
CVE-2015-8560
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
- 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://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, debian linux, cups-filters, foomatic-filters
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10, 8.0, 1.0.42, 1.0.43, 1.0.44, 1.0.45, 1.0.46, 1.0.47, 1.0.48, 1.0.49, 1.0.50, 1.0.51, 1.0.52, 1.0.53, 1.0.54, 1.0.55, 1.0.56, 1.0.57, 1.0.58, 1.0.59, 1.0.60, 1.0.61, 1.0.62, 1.0.63, 1.0.64, 1.0.65, 1.0.66, 1.0.67, 1.0.68, 1.0.69, 1.0.70, 1.0.71, 1.0.72, 1.0.73, 1.0.74, 1.0.75, 1.0.76, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.12, 4.0.13, 4.0.14, 4.0.15, 4.0.16, 4.0.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 14th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.