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CVE-2011-2899

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 1.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2011-2899
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1.97%

Original NVD Description

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.