CVE-2013-0200
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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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.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (hplip) | RHSA-2013:0500 | 2013-02-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip3 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Tim Waugh of Red Hat.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation