CVE-2015-8560

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.

Published: 2016-04-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-8560 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.26%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8560

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 2026-05-13 10.78% 9.26% -1.51%
2 2026-03-13 10.03% 10.78% +0.75%
3 2025-12-28 — 10.03% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8560

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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: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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8560

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8560

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-8560 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (cups-filters, foomatic-filters), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8560
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8560
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8560 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cups-filters, foomatic-filters), 12 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial): released 6, not-affected 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8560

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-8560

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/184.html">CWE-184: Incomplete Blacklist</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8560

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.43 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.44 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.46 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.47 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.48 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.49 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.50 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.52 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.53 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.54 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.55 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.56 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.57 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.58 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.59 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.60 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.61 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.62 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.64 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.65 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.66 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.67 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.68 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.69 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.70 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.71 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.72 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.73 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.74 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.75 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.76 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters 4.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8560

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