MGASA-2014-0033

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    MGASA-2014-0033

    Published: 5 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated hplip package fixes security vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that the HPLIP Polkit daemon incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2013-6402) It was discovered that HPLIP contained an upgrade tool that would download code in an unsafe fashion. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-6427) Additionnally, this update should fix issues regarding wireless connection to printer hplip after 3.12.9 and prior to version 3.12.11 had issues with setting up wireless connection to printers due to internal code changes which had not been applied consistently.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0033.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11809, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876, https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1048754

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hplip

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/hplip?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.12.9-6.3.mga3

    Affected versions

    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
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