CVE-2013-6402

low HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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
P
Availability
None
Published: January 5, 2014 (4512 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-59

Affected Products

hp linux imaging and printing project

References

🔗 bugs.debian.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org 🔗 www.debian.org 🔗 www.ubuntu.com