medium5.5
CVE-2011-2923
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linuxfoundation | Foomatic-Filters | All versions |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923