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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881008 |
Category: | CentOS Local Security Checks |
Title: | CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos5 i386 |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'system-config-printer'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'system-config-printer' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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. Affected Software/OS: system-config-printer on CentOS 5 Solution: Please install the updated packages. CVSS Score: 5.1 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2899 http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/foomatic-gui/foomatic/pysmb.py?root=foomatic-gui&r1=1.2&r2=1.3&view=patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-gui/+bug/811119 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1196.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025967 http://secunia.com/advisories/45744 |
Copyright | Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH |
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