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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-19T21:20:16

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:31.864Z

Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2924

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-11-19T22:15:10.943

Modified: 2020-08-18T15:05:57.813

Link: CVE-2011-2924

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2924 - Bugzilla