CVE-2018-20106

In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly. If a password with backticks or simliar characters is supplied this allows for executing code as root. This requires tricking root to enter such a password in yast.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853 - () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853 -
CVSS v2 : 9.3
v3 : 8.1
v2 : 9.3
v3 : 6.5

Information

Published : 2019-03-15 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:00


NVD link : CVE-2018-20106

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20106

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20106


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Products Affected

opensuse

  • yast2-printer
CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation