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TI-2011-02616 Aliases CVE-2011-2964GHSA-hc8g-chpw-24wx

foomaticrip.c in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters in Foomatic 4.0.6 allows remote…

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04955 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1110 Released 2011-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    foomatic security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) foomatic-4.0.4-1.el6_1.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1110
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2964
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc8g-chpw-24wx

References

Exploit 5

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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