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CVE-2011-2697

Publication date 29 July 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted *FoomaticRIPCommandLine field in a .ppd file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
foomatic-filters 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 3.0.2-20071204-0ubuntu2.3
hplip 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

we don't ship this script in our hplip packages. hplip is built with --disable-foomatic-rip-hplip-install. hardy's foomatic-filters package does have this script though.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
foomatic-filters

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1194-1
    • Foomatic filters vulnerabilities
    • 22 August 2011

Other references