hplip: insecure temporary file handling in pkit.py
Published Jan 5, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hp-pkservice.log temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.13.11
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.4
- 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
- 3.11.3
- 3.11.3a
- 3.11.5
- 3.11.7
- 3.11.10
- 3.11.12
- 3.12.2
- 3.12.4
- 3.12.6
- 3.12.9
- 3.12.10
- 3.12.10
- 3.12.11
- 3.13.2
- 3.13.3
- 3.13.4
- 3.13.5
- 3.13.6
- 3.13.7
- 3.13.8
- 3.13.9
- 3.13.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
hplip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
hplip
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of hplip as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect the version of hplip3 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 39.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 37.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.85th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6402 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035243 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6402
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6402
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6402 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035243 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6402 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6402 |
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