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CVE-2011-2697 json

foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted *Foomati…

published 2011-07-29 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2678

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.8%
EPSS 10.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted *FoomaticRIPCommandLine field in a .ppd file.

Patch / fix

  • hplip Debian 13, Debian 12 3.10.6-2
  • foomatic-filters Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2697

  • foomatic RHEL 4 3.0.2-3.2.el4
  • foomatic RHEL 5 3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1109

  • hplip openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.16.10-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2697 updated cvss 6.8

foomatic: Improper sanitization of command line option in foomatic-rip

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) foomatic 3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 foomatic 3.0.2-3.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) foomatic 3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 foomatic 3.0.2-3.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 foomatic 3.0.2-3.2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 foomatic 3.0.2-3.2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1109
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 foomatic
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

10.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721001 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.novell.com https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698451 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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