CVE-2011-2924
CVE-2011-2924
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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.
CVSS 5.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
foomatic-filters
- Versions
- 4.0.12 and prior: Affected
No fix published
foomatic-filters Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.12-1
Update to 4.0.12-1
foomatic-filters Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.12-1
Update to 4.0.12-1
foomatic-filters Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.12-1
Update to 4.0.12-1
Original sources
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2924