CVE-2014-4338

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-4338
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-22 21:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptioncups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow directive that is interpreted as granting browse access to all IP addresses.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linuxfoundation Cups-filters All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1204 – cups-browsed: unsupported BrowseAllow value lets cups-browsed accept from all hosts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.linuxfoundation.org Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA62044 - Red Hat update for cups-filters - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: cups-browsed remote exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cups-filters CVE-2014-4338 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: cups-browsed remote exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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