SB2015120313 - Input validation error in cups-filters (Alpine package)
Published: December 3, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015120313
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8327)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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. <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/184.html">CWE-184: Incomplete Blacklist</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.