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CVE-2013-6402: hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project Link Following

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6402
Published 05-01-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6402 is a low (CVSS 2.1) Link Following vulnerability in hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DSA-2829-1MGASA-2014-0033OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • hplip< 3.13.11-2.1
Hp1 product
  • linux_imaging_and_printing_project≤ 3.13.11 | 3.9.2 | 3.9.4 | 3.9.4:b | 3.9.4b | 3.9.6 | 3.9.8 | 3.9.10 | 3.9.12 | 3.10.2 | 3.10.5 | 3.10.6 | 3.10.9 | 3.11.1 | 3.11.3 | 3.11.3:a | 3.11.3a | 3.11.5 | 3.11.7 | 3.11.10 | 3.11.12 | 3.12.2 | 3.12.4 | 3.12.6 | 3.12.9 | 3.12.10 | 3.12.10:a | 3.12.11 | 3.13.2 | 3.13.3 | 3.13.4 | 3.13.5 | 3.13.6 | 3.13.7 | 3.13.8 | 3.13.9 | 3.13.10

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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