Vulnerability in Foomatic-Filters
CVE-2011-2924
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.
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 (35.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% 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 4.0.12 and prior
- Linuxfoundation Foomatic-Filters
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 14, 15
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lwn.net/Articles/459979/ (Third Party Advisory)
- launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2924?
- CVE-2011-2924 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-2011-2924?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.