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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6402 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
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.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 1.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | hplip | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | hplip | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip | Not affected |