# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-August/017704.html");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880968");
script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-31 10:37:30 +0200 (Wed, 31 Aug 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2011:1196");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2899");
script_name("CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos4 i386");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'system-config-printer'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS4");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"system-config-printer on CentOS 4");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "CentOS4")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"system-config-printer", rpm:"system-config-printer~0.6.116.10~1.6.el4", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"system-config-printer-gui", rpm:"system-config-printer-gui~0.6.116.10~1.6.el4", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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