CVE-2011-2722

N/A Unknown

Published: May 25, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/48441

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/55083

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html