CVE-2013-6402
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hp-pkservice.log temporary file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.13.11-2.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.13.11-2.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.13.11-2.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.13.11-2.1 |
Application impact
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.