CVE-2011-2899 describes a command injection vulnerability in pysmb.py, specifically versions 0.6.x and 0.7.x of system-config-printer, as well as foomatic-gui and potentially other products. This flaw allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the NetBIOS or workgroup name during network printer discovery. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.32.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-printer:0.7.32.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.32.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-printer:0.7.32.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.32.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-printer:0.7.32.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.32.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-printer:0.7.32.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.32.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-printer:0.7.32.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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