Is CVE-2011-2924 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2011-2924 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2011-2924?

CVE-2011-2924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2011-2924?

CVE-2011-2924 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2924?

Upgrade foomatic-filters on debian 11 to 4.0.12-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-2924

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct symlink attacks by overwriting arbitrary files accessible with the privileges of the user running the foomatic-rip universal print filter.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

foomatic-filtersDebian

Fixed in:4.0.12-1CVE-2011-2924

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.