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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-4337
CUPS-filters CUPS-Browsed out-of-bounds read and denial of service vulnerability
Description

The process_browse_data function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted packet data.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2014, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4337 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linuxfoundation cups-filters
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Updating the affected packages will address this issue.
  • Update the affected cups-filters packages.
  • Update any other related packages, such as cups-filters-devel and cups-filters-libs.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-4337.

URL Resource
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62044 Permissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62044 Permissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-4337 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-4337 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4337 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62044
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62044 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62044 Permissions Required
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.051:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.052 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.52
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68122 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62044
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1795.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.33 }} 0.25%

score

0.79052

percentile