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.
Published:Mar 15, 2019
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:Mar 15, 2019
EPSS Score:0.00135
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Opensuse
Product
Yast2-printer
Opensuse
Yast2-printer
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
