Description
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_#.bmp, (2) /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4) /tmp/hpijs_#####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2722.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:088
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:088
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 6, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified