CVE-2011-2924
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linuxfoundation foomatic-filters ≤ 4.0.12
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 14
- Fedoraproject Fedora 15
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1