CVE-2011-2899
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2899 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-08-31 23:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.100 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.101 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.102 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.103 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.104 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.105 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.106 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.107 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.108 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.109 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.110 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.111 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.112 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.113 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.114 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.115 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.116 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.38 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.39 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.43 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.45 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.46 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.47 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.48 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.49 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.55 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.56 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.57 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.58 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.59 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.63 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.64 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.65 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.66 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.67 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.68 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.69 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.70 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.73 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.74 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.75 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.76 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.77 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.78 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.79 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.80 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.81 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.82 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.83 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.84 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.85 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.86 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.87 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.88 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.89 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.92 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.93 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.94 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.95 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.96 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.97 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.98 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.6.99 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.32.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.32.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.32.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.32.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.32.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.63 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.63.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.63.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.63.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.63.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.64 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.65 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.66 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.67 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.68 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.69 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.70 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.73 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.74.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.75 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.76 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.77 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.78 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.79 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.80 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.81 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | System-config-printer | 0.7.82.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| system-config-printer 'pysmb.py' NetBIOS Parameter Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| 728348 – (CVE-2011-2899) CVE-2011-2899 system-config-printer: possible arbitrary code execution in pysmb.py due to improper escaping of hostnames | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/foomatic-gui/foomatic/pysmb.py | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cvs.savannah.gnu.org | Patch |
| Red Hat update for system-config-printer - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug #811119 “python-foomatic command injection.” : Bugs : foomatic-gui package : Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.