CVE-2011-2722

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    CVE-2011-2722

    Published: 25 May 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1, http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html, 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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14, https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High