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system-config-printer: possible arbitrary code execution in pysmb.py due to improper escaping of hostnames

🗓️ 23 Aug 2011 14:34:00Reported by RedHatType 
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system-config-printer allows command execution via shell metacharacters in NetBIOS or workgroup names during network printer discovery.

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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows a malicious attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows a malicious attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows a malicious attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ia64system-config-printer0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4system-config-printer-0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ppcsystem-config-printer0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4system-config-printer-0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390system-config-printer0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4system-config-printer-0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390xsystem-config-printer0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4system-config-printer-0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4x86_64system-config-printer0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4system-config-printer-0:0.6.116.10-1.6.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386system-config-printer0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1system-config-printer-0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64system-config-printer0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1system-config-printer-0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcsystem-config-printer0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1system-config-printer-0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsystem-config-printer0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1system-config-printer-0:0.7.32.10-1.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm
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system-config-printerpysmb modulecommand executionshell metacharactersNetBIOS nameworkgroup namenetwork printer discovery
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