CVE-2014-8166

The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from shared printer names, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted printer name.

Published: 2018-01-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8166 is rated High Risk (69.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.73%). EPSS rose +3.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8166

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 2026-06-15 0.65% 3.73% +3.07%
2 2026-03-14 0.98% 0.65% -0.33%
3 2026-03-03 — 0.98% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8166

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8166

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8166

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-8166 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cups), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8166
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8166
ubuntu low CVE-2014-8166 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cups), 12 status rows across 12 suites (artful, bionic, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 7, not-affected 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8166

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8166

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cups cups < 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8166

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73300 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084577 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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