CVE-2018-20106 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-20106: SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly

Vendor Suse
Product yast2-printer
Weakness CWE-78
Published March 15, 2019
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 15, 2019 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated