CVE-2011-2923

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2019 at 08:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFoomatic FiltersFoomatic Filters

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

foomatic-rip filter, all versions, 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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