<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201203-17"> <title>HPLIP: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HPLIP, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">hplip</product> <announced>2012-03-16</announced> <revised count="1">2012-03-16</revised> <bug>352085</bug> <bug>388655</bug> <access>local, remote</access> <affected> <package name="net-print/hplip" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.11.10</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.11.10</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing system (HPLIP) provides drivers for HP's inkjet and laser printers, scanners and fax machines. </p> </background> <description> <p>Two vulnerabilities have been found in HPLIP:</p> <ul> <li>The "hpmud_get_pml()" function in pml.c contains a boundary error which could cause a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2010-4267). </li> <li>The "send_data_to_stdout()" function in hpcupsfax.cpp creates insecure temporary files (CVE-2011-2722). </li> </ul> </description> <impact type="high"> <p>A remote attacker might send specially crafted SNMP reponses, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All HPLIP users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/hplip-3.11.10" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4267">CVE-2010-4267</uri> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2722">CVE-2011-2722</uri> </references> <metadata timestamp="2011-10-07T23:38:15Z" tag="requester"> underling </metadata> <metadata timestamp="2012-03-16T11:04:44Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> </glsa>