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TI-2014-03548 Aliases CVE-2014-4338GHSA-5hcw-w537-f2mc

cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended…

Priority LOW 24CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow directive that is interpreted as granting browse access to all IP addresses.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03007 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

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

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:1795 Released 2014-11-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cups-filters security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) cups-filters-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-libs-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) cups-filters-devel-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) cups-filters-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-libs-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) cups-filters-devel-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) cups-filters-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-libs-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-libs-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) cups-filters-devel-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-devel-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) cups-filters-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1, cups-filters-libs-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) cups-filters-devel-1.0.35-15.el7_0.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1795

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4338
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hcw-w537-f2mc

References

Advisory 4

  • 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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