CVE-2014-4336
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before...
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.8
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
CVE-2014-4336- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
CVE-2014-4336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4263 No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4263- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before...
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
CVE-2014-4336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4336 No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0267 No score
Updated cups-filter packages fix security vulnerabilities
In cups-filters before 1.0.53, out-of-bounds accesses in the process_browse_data function when reading the packet variable could leading to a crash, thus resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2014-4337).
In cups-filters before 1.0.53, if there was only a single BrowseAllow line in cups-browsed.conf and its host specification was invalid, this was interpreted as if no BrowseAllow line had been specified, which resulted in it accepting browse packets from all hosts (CVE-2014-4338).
The CVE-2014-2707 issue with malicious broadcast packets, which had been fixed in Mageia Bug 13216 (MGASA-2014-0181), had not been completely fixed by that update. A more complete fix was implemented in cups-filters 1.0.53 (CVE-2014-4336).
Note that only systems that have enabled the affected feature by using the CreateIPPPrinterQueues configuration directive in /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf were affected by the CVE-2014-2707 / CVE-2014-4336 issue.
- Record
MGASA-2014-0267- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 No score
cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-4336 No score
The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cups-filtersDebian:12 |
before 1.0.53-1 | 1.0.53-1 |
cups-filtersDebian:13 |
before 1.0.53-1 | 1.0.53-1 |
cups-filtersDebian:14 |
before 1.0.53-1 | 1.0.53-1 |
cups-filtersMageia:4 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.0.53-1.mga4 | 1.0.53-1.mga4 |
cups-filtersUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 1.0.40-0ubuntu11.0.40-0ubuntu21.0.41-0ubuntu11.0.41-21.0.42-1 Show 13 moreShow less1.0.42-21.0.43-11.0.44-11.0.44-21.0.45-11.0.46-0ubuntu11.0.47-0ubuntu11.0.48-0ubuntu11.0.48-0ubuntu21.0.49-0ubuntu11.0.50-0ubuntu11.0.51-0ubuntu11.0.52-0ubuntu1 |
1.0.52-0ubuntu1.1 |
cups-filtersopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 1.8.2-1.11 | 1.8.2-1.11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-4336 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Linuxfoundation Cups-filters, published June 19, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in cups-filters 1.0.53-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7
bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4336
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4jh-3cpq-48pp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4336
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advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0267.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13273
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132626.html
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0181.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4336
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2210-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6473
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6474
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6475
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6476
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2707
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4337
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4338
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2265
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3258
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3279
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8327
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8560