CVE-2015-1158
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect free operations for multiple-value job-originating-host-name attributes, which allows remote attackers to trigger data corruption for reference-counted strings via a crafted (1) IPP_CREATE_JOB or (2) IPP_PRINT_JOB request, as demonstrated by replacing the configuration file and consequently executing arbitrary code.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75098
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1
- https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221641
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455
- https://github.com/0x00string/oldays/blob/master/CVE-2015-1158.py
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07
- https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37336/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41233/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.