CVE-2024-47177

critical

Description

CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and cups-filters provides backends, filters, and other software for CUPS 2.x to use on non-Mac OS systems. Any value passed to `FoomaticRIPCommandLine` via a PPD file will be executed as a user controlled command. When combined with other logic bugs as described in CVE_2024-47176, this can lead to remote command execution.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47177: Frequently Asked Questions About Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47177: Frequently Asked Questions About Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Vulnerabilities

Published: 2024-09-26

Frequently asked questions about multiple vulnerabilities in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) that were disclosed as zero-days on September 26.

References

https://securelist.com/exploits-and-vulnerabilities-q3-2024/114839/

https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/emerging-vulnerability-cups/

https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins/index#gcp-2024-056

https://www.evilsocket.net/2024/09/26/Attacking-UNIX-systems-via-CUPS-Part-I/

https://www.evilsocket.net/2024/09/26/Attacking-UNIX-systems-via-CUPS-Part-I

https://www.cups.org

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-7xfx-47qg-grp6

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/security/advisories/GHSA-w63j-6g73-wmg5

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-p9rh-jxmq-gq47

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-browsed/security/advisories/GHSA-rj88-6mr5-rcw8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-09-26

Updated: 2024-09-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical