CVE-2012-6108

low HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 82% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: February 15, 2014 (4471 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

Description

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/hp and /var/log/hp/tmp, which allows local users to delete log files via standard filesystem operations.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

hp linux imaging and printing project

References

🔗 sourceforge.net 🔗 bugs.launchpad.net 🔗 bugs.launchpad.net 🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 sourceforge.net