CVE-2018-20106

SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly

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Published Mar 15, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SUSE

yast2-printer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 4.0.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12676	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.023% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Yast2-printer

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microfocus
Published: Mar 15, 2019, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Dec 12, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2019, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

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