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CVE-2011-2924

foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by renderin

foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct symlink attacks by overwriting arbitrary files accessible with the privileges of the user running the foomatic-rip universal print filter.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00126
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
linuxfoundation foomatic-filters<= 4.0.12
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Nov 2019 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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