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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
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://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/emerging-threats-vulnerabilities-prepare-2025
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://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