CVE-2013-6402

hplip: insecure temporary file handling in pkit.py

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.9

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 9, 2013

Updated · January 8, 2026

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.

Statement

Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of hplip as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect the version of hplip3 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File