CVE-2014-3741 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The printDirect function in lib/printer.js in the node-printer module 0.0.1 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in the lpr command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01874.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Node-printer Project	Node-printer

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:node-printer_project:node-printer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0341	The printDirect function in lib/printer.js in the node-printer module 0.0.1 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in the lpr command.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5c8j-xr24-2665	Potential Command Injection in printer

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer/commit/e001e38738c17219a1d9dd8c31f7d82b9c0013c7
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/printer_potential_command_injection

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-23T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:17.976Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3741

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-23T18:29:00.570

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2014-3741

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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