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CentOS Update for system-config-printer CESA-2011:1196 centos4 x86_64
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'system-config-printer' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
system-config-printer is a print queue configuration tool with a graphical user interface. It was found that system-config-printer did not properly sanitize NetBIOS and workgroup names when searching for network printers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running system-config-printer. (CVE-2011-2899) All users of system-config-printer are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. Running instances of system-config-printer must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Affected Software
Affected Software
system-config-printer on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.