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High USN-7045-1 1 CVE

libppd vulnerability

Published Sep 26, 2024 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Simone Margaritelli discovered that libppd incorrectly sanitized IPP data
when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is used.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS libppd 2:2.0.0-0ubuntu4.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.6
    CVE-2024-47175 Public exploit EPSS 64%

    libppd's ppdCreatePPDFromIPP2 function does not sanitize IPP attributes when creating the PPD buffer

    CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `libppd` can be used for legacy PPD file support. The `libppd` function `ppdCreatePPDFromIPP2` does not sanitize IPP attributes when creating the PPD buffer. When used in combination with other funct…

    OpenPrinting libppd cups cups Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47175