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CVE-2014-3741

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

The printDirect function in lib/printer.js in the node-printer module 0.0.1 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in the lpr command.

Affected products

• Node-Printer Project Node-Printer: through 0.0.1

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
• https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer/commit/e001e38738c17219a1d9dd8c31f7d82b9c0013c7
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/printer_potential_command_injection
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
• https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer/commit/e001e38738c17219a1d9dd8c31f7d82b9c0013c7
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/printer_potential_command_injection

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