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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.19458.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
foomatic-0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 RHSA-2016:0491 2016-03-22T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-365-1 foomatic-filters security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3411-1 cups-filters security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3429-1 foomatic-filters security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2831-1 cups-filters vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2831-2 foomatic-filters vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS cve-icon cve-icon
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7406 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00065.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3411 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78524 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2831-2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806886 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/12/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8327 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8327 cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.09526}

 epss

{'score': 0.1692}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.694Z

Reserved: 2015-11-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8327

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-17T19:59:05.590

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8327

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-11-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8327 - Bugzilla

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