CVE-2015-2265 – The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters bef

The remove_bad_chars function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-filters before 1.0.66 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via consecutive shell metacharacters in the (1) model or (2) PDL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.

Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2265

Reference (s):

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0132.html
• http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7333
• https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265
• MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2015:196
• URL: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:196