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CVE-2015-8560

Published: Apr 14, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.3%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

linuxfoundation
oss-project·USaka pytorch, yocto, everest
cups-filtersMixed
AI / ML / ml-framework
foomatic-filters
Consumer Software / file-utility
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419
debian.org
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
bzr.linuxfoundation.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/13
openwall.com
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