Local File Deletion Vulnerability in HPLIP by HP
CVE-2012-6108

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

HP
Status
Linux Imaging And Printing Project
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 February 2014

What is CVE-2012-6108?

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) prior to version 3.13.2 has a vulnerability related to world-writable permissions on the /var/log/hp and /var/log/hp/tmp directories. This misconfiguration allows local users to manipulate and delete log files, potentially compromising the integrity of log data and affecting system diagnostics. Organizations using outdated versions of HPLIP should consider updating to enhance their security posture.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894283
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1016507/comments/6
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/hplip/files/hplip/3.13.2/...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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