🛡️ CVE-2024-47176 on Ubuntu — cups-browsed
Description
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.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-47176 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package cups-browsed. The fix is available in version 2.0.0-0ubuntu10.2; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: cups-browsed (fixed in 2.0.0-0ubuntu10.2) and cups-filters (fixed in 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.4). Published on 6 October 2024 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
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CVE-2024-47176 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cups-browsed | — | 2.0.0-0ubuntu10.2 |
| cups-filters | — | 1.28.15-0ubuntu1.4 |
References
Similar Threats
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