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CVE-2015-8560
Published:April 14, 2016
Updated:October 07, 2026
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in util.c in foomatic-rip in cups-filters 1.0.42 before 1.4.0 and in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) character in a print job, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8327.
Related Resources (13)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3419
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7419
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/annotate/head:/NEWS
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8560
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2838-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3429
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/13/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8560
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8560
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
EPSS
Base Score:
5.25