Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability in HPLIP's send_data_to_stdout Function

CVE-2011-2722 · LOW Severity

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

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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