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    CVE-2011-2722

    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.

    Published:Jul 13, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 25, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00034
    CVSS Score:1.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hp
    Product
    Linux Imaging And Printing Project
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904
    https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830
    http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904
    https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830

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