Vulnerability · CVE-2024-47176
Cups-browsed INADDR_ANY IPP Request Vulnerability
Published Sep 27, 2024 · corrected/updated Sep 27, 2024 · CUPS cups-browsed · evidence confidence very high
CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and contains network printing functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. binds to , causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the IPP request to an attacker controlled URL. Due to the service binding to , multiple bugs in 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. Thi Initial-access exploit intelligence.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2024-47176 is a unknown public vulnerability record for CUPS cups-browsed. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether CUPS cups-browsed is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: CUPS cups-browsed. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Sep 27, 2024. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 27, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and contains network printing functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. binds to , causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the IPP request to an attacker controlled URL. Due to the service binding to , multiple bugs in can be exploited in sequence to introduce a mal
Sep 27, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor CUPS cups-browsedversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-47176
CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and contains network printing functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. binds to , causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the IPP request to an a
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