# 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 users

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704608
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0133.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/809904
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=515866&action=diff
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725830
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/14
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48441

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