CVE-2013-6402

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project: through 3.13.11; 3.9.2, 3.9.4, 3.9.4-b, 3.9.4b, 3.9.6, 3.9.8 (+30)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852368
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6402
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725876
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1

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