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CVE-2011-2924
Published: Nov 19, 2019
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
foomatic-filters | foomatic-filters | affected 4.0.12 and prior |
References
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
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https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1
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