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foomatic-filters — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2924

foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior 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
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.0.12-1
CVEs
CVE-2011-2924
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2924

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Nov 2019, 22:15 UTC

foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior 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-2011-2924

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: 4.0.12-1

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: 4.0.12-1

foomatic-filters

Fixed versions: 4.0.12-1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:02:47.741825355Z",
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