Security Advisory
CVE-2011-2923
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
foomatic-rip filter, all versions, 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.
Published Date
November 19, 2019
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory