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GLSA-201203-07 : foomatic-filters: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58217

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-07 (foomatic-filters: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 The foomatic-rip filter improperly handles command-line arguments, including those issued by FoomaticRIPCommandLine fields in PPD files.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPD file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the system user 'lp'.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All foomatic-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/foomatic-filters-4.0.9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58217

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-07.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 3/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:foomatic-filters, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2697, CVE-2011-2964

BID: 48674

GLSA: 201203-07