Vulnerability in Foomatic-Filters
CVE-2011-2923
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foomatic-Filters — versions all versions
- Linuxfoundation Foomatic-Filters
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2923 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2923?
- CVE-2011-2923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foomatic-Filters, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2923?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.