TI-2014-03546 Aliases CVE-2014-4336 GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp

The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters…

LOW 28CWE-77Published 2014-06-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01063 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters::::::::	up to 1.0.52	Vulnerable	backstage

cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.52 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4336
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

[oss-security] 20140619 Re: cups-browsed remote exploit

TI-2015-06854 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-10306 Command injection in cups-filters CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-02886 Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-02900 Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-07043 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
TI-2015-02005 The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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