CVE-2011-2923

Publication date 19 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
foomatic-filters	15.04 vivid	Ignored
	14.10 utopic	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored
	13.04 raring	Ignored
	12.10 quantal	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored
	11.04 natty	Ignored
	10.10 maverick	Ignored
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

perl variant

jdstrand

requires debug mode

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N