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CVE-2011-2923

Published: Nov 19, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

foomatic-rip filter, all versions, 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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

foomatic-filters
oss-project
foomatic-filtersOn-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
linuxfoundation
oss-project·USaka pytorch, everest, yocto
foomatic-filters
Consumer Software / file-utility
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923
security-tracker.debian.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
bugzilla.suse.com
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