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CVE-2011-2722
The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local…
Low1.2EPSS 0.44%
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- redhat
Description
The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out temporary file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 61% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 55083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1981-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0133 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201203-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110726 Re: CVE request: hplip: insecure tmp file handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 48441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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