Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.2.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ` (backtick) characters in a print job.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806886
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/12/msg00001.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00065.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3411
Scores
EPSS
0.1815
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (50)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.10
debian/debian_linux
8.0
linuxfoundation/cups-filters
1.0.42
linuxfoundation/cups-filters
1.0.43
linuxfoundation/cups-filters
1.0.44
linuxfoundation/cups-filters
1.0.45
linuxfoundation/cups-filters
1.0.46
... and 40 more
Published
Dec 17, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026