{"cve":"CVE-2011-2924","nvd":{"published":"2019-11-19T22:15:10.943","modified":"2026-06-16T23:32:15.790","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2924","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2924","https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-filters/4.0.12-1","https://lwn.net/Articles/459979/","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2924"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","linuxfoundation:foomatic-filters"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:25.448946135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2924","score":0.00434,"percentile":0.37754,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}