World-writable permissions in HP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X allows privilege escalation through Trojan horse replacement

CVE-2002-0529 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

HP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X installs the hp_imaging_connectivity program and the hp_imaging_connectivity.app directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges of other Photosmart users by replacing hp_imaging_connectivity with a Trojan horse.

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