high
7.5
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2015-8327

First published: Wed Dec 02 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/cups-filters
1.28.7-1+deb11u2
1.28.17-3
1.28.17-4.1
debian/foomatic-filters
4.0.17-12
4.0.17-16
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.7.z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.0
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.1
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.2
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.3
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.4
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.5
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.6
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.7
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.8
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.9
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.10
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.11
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.12
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.13
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.14
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.15
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.16
Red Hat Foomatic-filters=4.0.17
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=15.04
Ubuntu=15.10
CUPS Filters=1.0.42
CUPS Filters=1.0.43
CUPS Filters=1.0.44
CUPS Filters=1.0.45
CUPS Filters=1.0.46
CUPS Filters=1.0.47
CUPS Filters=1.0.48
CUPS Filters=1.0.49
CUPS Filters=1.0.50
CUPS Filters=1.0.51
CUPS Filters=1.0.52
CUPS Filters=1.0.53
CUPS Filters=1.0.54
CUPS Filters=1.0.55
CUPS Filters=1.0.56
CUPS Filters=1.0.57
CUPS Filters=1.0.58
CUPS Filters=1.0.59
CUPS Filters=1.0.60
CUPS Filters=1.0.61
CUPS Filters=1.0.62
CUPS Filters=1.0.63
CUPS Filters=1.0.64
CUPS Filters=1.0.65
CUPS Filters=1.0.66
CUPS Filters=1.0.67
CUPS Filters=1.0.68
CUPS Filters=1.0.69
CUPS Filters=1.0.70
CUPS Filters=1.0.71
CUPS Filters=1.0.72
CUPS Filters=1.0.73
CUPS Filters=1.0.74
CUPS Filters=1.0.75
CUPS Filters=1.0.76
CUPS Filters=1.1.0
Debian=8.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-8327?

    The severity of CVE-2015-8327 is classified as high due to the risk of remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-8327?

    To fix CVE-2015-8327, upgrade to cups-filters version 1.2.0 or later and foomatic-filters version 4.0.17-12 or later.

  • What are the affected software versions for CVE-2015-8327?

    Affected versions include cups-filters versions before 1.2.0 and foomatic-filters older than 4.0.17-12.

  • Can I exploit CVE-2015-8327 remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2015-8327 can be exploited remotely through malicious print jobs containing backtick characters.

  • Which systems are impacted by CVE-2015-8327?

    Impacted systems include various distributions of Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux using affected versions of cups-filters and foomatic-filters.

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