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