CVE-2014-8166 describes a vulnerability in the CUPS server's browsing feature, where it fails to filter ANSI escape sequences from shared printer names, affecting CUPS products. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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