CUPS CVE-2014-8166 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:73300

CVE-2014-8166 |

Info

CUPS CVE-2014-8166 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 73300
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8166
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 24 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 24 2015 12:00AM
Credit: Kurt Seifried
Vulnerable: Apple CUPS 1.4.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CUPS CVE-2014-8166 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

CUPS is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. Failed attempts will likely cause a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

CUPS CVE-2014-8166 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

References

CUPS CVE-2014-8166 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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