Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | system-config-printer security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2011:1196 | First vendor Publication | 2011-08-23 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2011-08-23 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 4.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| Problem Description: Updated system-config-printer packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: system-config-printer is a print queue configuration tool with a graphical user interface. It was found that system-config-printer did not properly sanitize NetBIOS and workgroup names when searching for network printers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running system-config-printer. (CVE-2011-2899) All users of system-config-printer are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. Running instances of system-config-printer must be restarted for this update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 728348 - CVE-2011-2899 system-config-printer: possible arbitrary code execution in pysmb.py due to improper escaping of hostnames |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1196.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21646 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21646 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2011:1196: system-config-printer security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | pysmb.py in system-config-printer 0.6.x and 0.7.x, as used in foomatic-gui and possibly other products, allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NetBIOS or (2) workgroup name, which are not properly handled when searching for network printers. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2011:1196-01 CESA-2011:1196 CVE-2011-2899 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | system-config-printer |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23306 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23306 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2011:1196: system-config-printer security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | pysmb.py in system-config-printer 0.6.x and 0.7.x, as used in foomatic-gui and possibly other products, allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NetBIOS or (2) workgroup name, which are not properly handled when searching for network printers. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011:1196-01 CVE-2011-2899 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | system-config-printer |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1196_system-config-printer_centos4_x86_64.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos5 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1196_system-config-printer_centos5_x86_64.nasl |
| 2011-09-23 | Name : CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1196_system-config-printer_centos5_i386.nasl |
| 2011-08-31 | Name : CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1196_system-config-printer_centos4_i386.nasl |
| 2011-08-27 | Name : RedHat Update for system-config-printer RHSA-2011:1196-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1196-01_system-config-printer.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 74870 | Red Hat system-config-printer Network Printer Search NetBIOS / Workgroup Name... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2011-89.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_python-cupshelpers-111208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_python-cupshelpers-120103.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_python-cupshelpers-111208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_python-cupshelpers-120103.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1196.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110823_system_config_printer_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-01-16 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_system-config-printer-120104.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-30 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2011-1196.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1196.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:55:02 |
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