CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS amplification attacks.)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-669608 advisory.

    CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in     response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS     amplification attacks.)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in     response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS     amplification attacks.) (CVE-2024-47850)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2024:0225 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2024-47076:
    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `libcupsfilters` contains the code of the     filters of the former `cups-filters` package as library functions to be used for the data format     conversion tasks needed in Printer Applications. The `cfGetPrinterAttributes5` function in     `libcupsfilters` does not sanitize IPP attributes returned from an IPP server. When these IPP attributes     are used, for instance, to generate a PPD file, this can lead to attacker controlled data to be provided     to the rest of the CUPS system.

    CVE-2024-47175:
    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `libppd` can be used for legacy PPD file     support. The `libppd` function `ppdCreatePPDFromIPP2` does not sanitize IPP attributes when creating the     PPD buffer. When used in combination with other functions such as `cfGetPrinterAttributes5`, can result in     user controlled input and ultimately code execution via Foomatic. This vulnerability can be part of an     exploit chain leading to remote code execution (RCE), as described in CVE-2024-47176.

    CVE-2024-47176:
    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `cups-browsed` contains network printing     functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. `cups-     browsed` binds to `INADDR_ANY:631`, causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the     `Get-Printer-Attributes` IPP request to an attacker controlled URL. When combined with other     vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, and CVE-2024-47177, an attacker can execute     arbitrary commands remotely on the target machine without authentication when a malicious printer is     printed to.

    CVE-2024-47850:
    CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in     response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS     amplification attacks.)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-7553 advisory.

    [1.0.35-29.0.3]
    - Unsupport cups-browsed service
    - CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176 [Orabug: 37217141]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3863-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-47850: cups-browsed can be abused to initiate remote DDoS against third-party targets     (bsc#1231294)
    - CVE-2024-47076: Fixed lack of input sanitization in cfGetPrinterAttributes5 (bsc#1230937).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of cups-filters installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.35-26. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2656 advisory.

    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `cups-browsed` contains network printing     functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. `cups-     browsed` binds to `INADDR_ANY:631`, causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the     `Get-Printer-Attributes` IPP request to an attacker controlled URL.

    Due to the service binding to `*:631 ( INADDR_ANY )`, multiple bugs in `cups-browsed` can be exploited in     sequence to introduce a malicious printer to the system. This chain of exploits ultimately enables an     attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on the target machine without authentication when a print     job is started. This poses a significant security risk over the network. Notably, this vulnerability is     particularly concerning as it can be exploited from the public internet, potentially exposing a vast     number of systems to remote attacks if their CUPS services are enabled. (CVE-2024-47176)

    CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in     response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS     amplification attacks.) (CVE-2024-47850)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:3756-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-47850: Fixed cups-browsed can be abused to initiate remote DDoS against third-party targets     (bsc#1231294)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3711-1 advisory.

    - cups-browsed would bind on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 and trust any packet       from any source to trigger a Get-Printer-Attributes IPP request       to an attacker controlled URL. This patch removes support for the       legacy CUPS and LDAP protocols, the previous patch fix for this issue       was incomplete (bsc#1230939, bsc#1231294, CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47850)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-723 advisory.

    2024-11-13: CVE-2024-47850 was added to this advisory.

    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `libcupsfilters` contains the code of the     filters of the former `cups-filters` package as library functions to be used for the data format     conversion tasks needed in Printer Applications. The `cfGetPrinterAttributes5` function in     `libcupsfilters` does not sanitize IPP attributes returned from an IPP server. When these IPP attributes     are used, for instance, to generate a PPD file, this can lead to attacker controlled data to be provided     to the rest of the CUPS system. (CVE-2024-47076)

    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `cups-browsed` contains network printing     functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. `cups-     browsed` binds to `INADDR_ANY:631`, causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the     `Get-Printer-Attributes` IPP request to an attacker controlled URL.

    Due to the service binding to `*:631 ( INADDR_ANY )`, multiple bugs in `cups-browsed` can be exploited in     sequence to introduce a malicious printer to the system. This chain of exploits ultimately enables an     attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on the target machine without authentication when a print     job is started. This poses a significant security risk over the network. Notably, this vulnerability is     particularly concerning as it can be exploited from the public internet, potentially exposing a vast     number of systems to remote attacks if their CUPS services are enabled. (CVE-2024-47176)

    CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in     response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS     amplification attacks.) (CVE-2024-47850)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3570-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-47176: cups-browsed binds on UDP port 631 and trusts packets that try to trigger a Get-Printer-     Attributes       IPP request. (bsc#1230939)
    - CVE-2024-47850: cups-browsed can be abused to initiate remote DDoS against third-party targets     (bsc#1231294)


    The fix is disabling the CUPS protocol in cups-browsed.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7623 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7553 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source     (CVE-2024-47176)

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file (CVE-2024-47175)

    * cups-browsed: cups-filters: cups-browsed vulnerable to DDoS amplification attack (CVE-2024-47850)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7551 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7503 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7504 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7506 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7463 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7462 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7461 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:7346 advisory.

    The cups-filters package contains back ends, filters, and other software that was once part of the core     Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) distribution but is now maintained independently.

    Security Fix(es):

    * cups-browsed: cups-browsed binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source ()

    * cups-filters: libcupsfilters: `cfGetPrinterAttributes` API does not perform sanitization on returned IPP     attributes (CVE-2024-47076)

    * cups: libppd: remote command injection via attacker controlled data in PPD file ()

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
267456	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: cups-filters (UTSA-2025-669608)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
257055	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-47850	Nessus	Misc.	high
236324	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0225: cups-filters (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0225)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	high
210943	Oracle Linux 7 : cups-filters (ELSA-2024-7553)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
210111	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : cups-filters (SUSE-SU-2024:3863-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
210097	Amazon Linux 2 : cups-filters (ALAS-2024-2656)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
209833	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : cups-filters (SUSE-SU-2024:3756-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
209271	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : cups-filters (SUSE-SU-2024:3711-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
208963	Amazon Linux 2023 : cups-filters, cups-filters-devel, cups-filters-libs (ALAS2023-2024-723)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
208666	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : cups-filters (SUSE-SU-2024:3570-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
208069	RHEL 8 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7623)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208059	RHEL 7 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7553)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208058	RHEL 7 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7551)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208033	RHEL 9 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7503)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208032	RHEL 8 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7504)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208031	RHEL 9 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7506)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208003	RHEL 8 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7463)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208002	RHEL 8 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7462)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
208001	RHEL 8 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7461)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
207876	RHEL 9 : cups-filters (RHSA-2024:7346)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical

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