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CVE-2014-4336 (GCVE-0-2014-4336)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:12
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Summary
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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CWE
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Date Public
2014-04-25 00:00
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