SB2018030712 - OpenSUSE Linux update for cups
Published: March 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018030712
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18190)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists in a localhost.localdomain whitelist entry in valid_host() in scheduler/client.c due to the localhost.localdomain name is often resolved via a DNS server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted POST requests to the CUPS daemon in conjunction with DNS rebinding, inject and execute arbitrary IPP commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.