CVE-2023-24805

HIGH

cups-filters beh Backend - Remote Command Execution via Network Printer Command Injection

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. If you use the Backend Error Handler (beh) to create an accessible network printer, this security vulnerability can cause remote code execution. `beh.c` contains the line `retval = system(cmdline) >> 8;` which calls the `system` command with the operand `cmdline`. `cmdline` contains multiple user controlled, unsanitized values. As a result an attacker with network access to the hosted print server can exploit this vulnerability to inject system commands which are executed in the context of the running server. This issue has been addressed in commit `8f2740357` and is expected to be bundled in the next release. Users are advised to upgrade when possible and to restrict access to network printers in the meantime.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0370
EPSS Percentile 88.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 37
fedoraproject/fedora 38
linuxfoundation/cups-filters 2.0 beta1 (4 CPE variants)
linuxfoundation/cups-filters < 2.0
Published May 17, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026