Description
The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from shared printer names, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted printer name.
Published: 2018-01-12
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8007 The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from shared printer names, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted printer name.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01352}

epss

{'score': 0.01045}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.873Z

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8166

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-12T17:29:00.507

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:41.820

Link: CVE-2014-8166

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-03-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8166 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses