hplip: insecure temporary file handling
Published May 25, 2012
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.11.5
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.4b
- 3.9.6
- 3.9.8
- 3.9.10
- 3.9.12
- 3.10.2
- 3.10.5
- 3.10.6
- 3.10.9
- 3.11.1
- 3.11.3
- 3.11.3a
- 3.11.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip3-0:3.9.8-15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0133
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
hplip-0:3.12.4-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip3-0:3.9.8-15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0133 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | hplip-0:3.12.4-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 36.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 35.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2722 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2722
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2722
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.