CVE-2011-2924
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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 (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- linuxfoundation foomatic-filters≤ 4.0.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924enisa_euvd
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1enisa_euvd
- https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/enisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924enisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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