# CVE-2013-0200: HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hp

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.12.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/hpcupsfilterc_#.bmp, (2) /tmp/hpcupsfilterk_#.bmp, (3) /tmp/hpcups_job#.out, (4) /tmp/hpijs_#####.out, or (5) /tmp/hpps_job#.out temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2722.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/55083
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1981-1
- ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6x/SRPMS/vendor/hplip-3.12.4-4.el6.src.rpm
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902163
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:088
- http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0072

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