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CVE-2018-20106

SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2019 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsYAST2 PrinterYAST2 Printer

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMmicrofocus
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78CWE-20

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