RCE in Linuxfoundation Foomatic
CVE-2011-2964
foomaticrip.c in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted *FoomaticRIPCommandLine field in a .ppd file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2697.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Foomatic — versions 4.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/3 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/3 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/1 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1194-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1110.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/45477 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68994 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2964?
- CVE-2011-2964 is a vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Foomatic, classified under Code Injection. Published 2011-07-29.
- Is CVE-2011-2964 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.