{"id":"USN-7042-3","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"cups-browsed vulnerability","description":"USN-7042-2 released an improved fix for cups-browsed. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.10.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Simone Margaritelli discovered that cups-browsed could be used to create\n arbitrary printers from outside the local network. In combination with\n issues in other printing components, a remote attacker could possibly use\n this issue to connect to a system, created manipulated PPD files, and\n execute arbitrary code when a printer is used. This update disables\n support for the legacy CUPS printer discovery protocol.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2024-10-21T12:33:17.888114Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:51:25Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.10","package":"cups-browsed","fixed_in":["2.0.1-0ubuntu2.1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.10","package":"cups-browsed","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.1-0ubuntu2.1"}]}],"versions":["2.0.0-0ubuntu10","2.0.1-0ubuntu1","2.0.1-0ubuntu2"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7042-3","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47176","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"USN-7042-3","title":"cups-browsed vulnerability","description":"USN-7042-2 released an improved fix for cups-browsed. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.10.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Simone Margaritelli discovered that cups-browsed could be used to create\n arbitrary printers from outside the local network. In combination with\n issues in other printing components, a remote attacker could possibly use\n this issue to connect to a system, created manipulated PPD files, and\n execute arbitrary code when a printer is used. This update disables\n support for the legacy CUPS printer discovery protocol.\n","status":"published","published":"2024-10-21T12:33:17.888114Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:51:25.916369Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:18.876384Z"}]}}