Is CVE-2014-4336 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4336 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4336?

CVE-2014-4336 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4336

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The generate_local_queue function in utils/cups-browsed.c in cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote IPP printers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the host name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2707.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4263)
Published: June 22, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4263 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linuxfoundation / cups-filters

References

http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7194(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/25/7(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/12(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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