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TI-2015-06854 Aliases CVE-2015-8327GHSA-cfgh-jg4g-q29h

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10575 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 64

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.7.zVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.z Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·backstage
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.10Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.11Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.12Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.13Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.14Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.15Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.16Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.17Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.42Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.43Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.44Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.45Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.46Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.47Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.48Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.49Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.50Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.51Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.52Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.53Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.54Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.55Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.56Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.57Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.58Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.59Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.60Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.61Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.62Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.63Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.64Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.65Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.66Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.67Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.68Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.69Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.70Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.71Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.72Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.73Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.74Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.75Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.76Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.12 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.13 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.14 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.15 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.16 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.17 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.42 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.43 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.44 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.45 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.46 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.47 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.48 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.49 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.50 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.51 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.52 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.53 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.54 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.55 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.56 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.57 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.58 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.59 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.60 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.61 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.62 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.63 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.64 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.65 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.66 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.67 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.68 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.69 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.70 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.71 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.72 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.73 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.74 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.75 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.76 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:0491 Released 2016-03-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    foomatic security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) foomatic-4.0.4-5.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) foomatic-4.0.4-5.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) foomatic-4.0.4-5.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) foomatic-4.0.4-5.el6_7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0491
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8327
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfgh-jg4g-q29h

References

Advisory 7

Other 5

Sources

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