1.2 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out temporary file.
hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html
secunia.com/advisories/48441
secunia.com/advisories/55083
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830