CVE - CVE-2011-2924

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2924	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924 MISC:https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1 URL:https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1 MISC:https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/ URL:https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/ MISC:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924 URL:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1 URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5/1
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110727	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110727)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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