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CVE-2014-4338 (GCVE-0-2014-4338)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:12
VLAI
Summary
cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow directive that is interpreted as granting browse access to all IP addresses.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68124 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2014-04-25 00:00
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