CVE-2011-2899

Publication date 31 August 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
foomatic-gui	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	13.04 raring	Fixed 0.7.9.5
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 0.7.9.5
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 0.7.9.5
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 0.7.9.5
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
foomatic-gui	Other: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/foomatic-gui/foomatic/pysmb.py?root=foomatic-gui&r1=1.2&r2=1.3

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2899