CVE-2018-20106
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 High 8.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-20106
- Assigner
- meissner@suse.de
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-03-15T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:39:32
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20106 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20106 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:04:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 18:17:13 | security@suse.com | meissner@suse.de | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 18:17:13 | 2019-03-15T20:29Z | 2019-03-15T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 18:17:13 | 2019-10-09T23:39:32 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 18:17:13 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |