CVE-2011-2722 in Linux Imaging And Printing Project

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 07/11/2011
• Disclosure: 05/25/2012
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-60843 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 2.9
• EPSS: 0.00070
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2722
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2722
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-2722/