foomatic-rip Filter up to 4.0.12 Debug Mode link following

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in foomatic-rip Filter up to 4.0.12. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Debug Mode. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-2924. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in foomatic-rip Filter up to 4.0.12. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Debug Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 11/19/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2924 since 07/27/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56013 (Fedora 16 : foomatic-4.0.8-4.fc16 (2011-11118)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56013). Similar entry is available at VDB-145959. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• foomatic-rip Filter

Version

• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12

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