hplip: insecure temporary file handling flaws
Published Mar 6, 2013
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_#.bmp, (2) /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4) /tmp/hpijs_#####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2722.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.12.4
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.7.10
- 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
- 3.11.5
- 3.11.7
- 3.11.10
Configuration 2
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
hplip-0:3.12.4-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip3
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip3 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of hplip and hplip3 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHSA-2013:0500.
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:M/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 8.92th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/SRPMS/vendor/hplip-3.12.4-4.el6.src.rpm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:088 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0200 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0200
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0200
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/SRPMS/vendor/hplip-3.12.4-4.el6.src.rpm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55083 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:088 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0200 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0200 | ||
| https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0200 |
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