CVE-2011-2924
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
19/11/2019
Last modified:
21/11/2024
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
3.30
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.12 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1