# CVE-2014-4336: 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 execut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12

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