CVE catalog
CVE-2011-2899
system-config-printer: CVE-2011-2899
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.97% · Oct 25, 2026
pysmb.py in system-config-printer 0.6.x and 0.7.x, as used in foomatic-gui and possibly other products, allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NetBIOS or (2) workgroup name, which are not properly handled when searching for network printers.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | system-config-printer | sid | 1.5.18-6 | not affected |
| Debian | system-config-printer | forky | 1.5.18-6 | not affected |
| Debian | system-config-printer | trixie | 1.5.18-4 | not affected |
| Debian | system-config-printer | bookworm | 1.5.18-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | system-config-printer | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | system-config-printer | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | system-config-printer | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | system-config-printer | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-cupshelpers]Not affected
Source package: [system-config-printer]
Details (2)
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
- [system-config-printer]Not affected
Details (2)
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
- [system-config-printer-common]Not affected
Source package: [system-config-printer]
Details (2)
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
1.5.18-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
- [system-config-printer-udev]Not affected
Source package: [system-config-printer]
Details (2)
1.5.18-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
1.5.18-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · system-config-printer · debian · bookworm
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