CVE-2014-4336

The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.

Published: 2014-06-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4336 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4336

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-10 0.31% 0.52% +0.21%
2 2025-03-30 0.53% 0.31% -0.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4336

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.5 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4336

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-4336

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-4336 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cups-filters), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4336
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4336
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-4336 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cups-filters), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4336

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4336

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linuxfoundation cups-filters <= 1.0.52 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4336

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