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 o…
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Foomatic-filters — versions all versions
- Linuxfoundation Foomatic-filters
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.