CVE-2015-2265

cups-filters: remote command execution in remove_bad_chars() (incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707)

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · February 26, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of cups-filters as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')