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CVE-2018-20106 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853	CVE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]
CWE-78	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
opensuse yast2-printer	<= 4.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-printer:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Source Update	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 18, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]