Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | foomatic-filters | 4.0.9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | foomatic-filters | 4.0.9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | foomatic-filters | 4.0.9-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | foomatic-filters | 4.0.5-6+squeeze1 | DSA-2380-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | foomatic-filters | 3.0.2-20080211-3.2+lenny1 | DSA-2380-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | foomatic | 4.0.4-1.el6_1.1 | RHSA-2011:1110 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2380-1 foomatic-filters - shell command injection Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1110 Red Hat Security Advisory: foomatic security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- MDVSA-2011:125 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110718 Re: CVE Request: hplip/foomatic-filters mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110713 CVE Request: hplip/foomatic-filters mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721001
- [oss-security] 20110728 Re: CVE Request: hplip/foomatic-filters mailing-list
- USN-1194-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1110 vendor-advisory
- 45477 third-party-advisory
- foomatic-foomatic-code-execution(68994) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698451
- GLSA-201203-07 vendor-advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf