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foomatic-filters — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2923

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.

Products
foomatic-filters
Affected versions
4.0.17-16, 4.0.17-17
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2011-2923
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2923

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Nov 2019, 21:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2923

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: Not specified

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: Not specified

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:44.384322924Z",
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