CVE-2011-2697

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:125 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/3 mailing list exploit patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68993 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/3 mailing list exploit patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721001 patch exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/1 mailing list exploit patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1194-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698451 patch exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-07.xml vendor advisory
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2697?
CVE-2011-2697 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2697?
To fix CVE-2011-2697, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2697 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2697 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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