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.
References
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2019-11-19T21:20:16
Updated: 2019-11-19T21:20:16
Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2924
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2019-11-19T22:15:10.943
Modified: 2020-08-18T15:05:57.813
Link: CVE-2011-2924
JSON object: View
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CWE