CVE-2011-2923
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–5.5
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- linuxfoundation foomatic-filtersall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2923enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923enisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2923Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2923Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2923Third Party Advisorynvd
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