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CVE-2013-6402 json

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…

published 2014-01-05 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-6223

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • hplip Debian 13, Debian 12 3.13.11-2.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6402

  • 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-2013-6402 updated cvss 1.9

hplip: insecure temporary file handling in pkit.py

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 hplip Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 hpijs, hplip, hplip-gui, hplip-libs, hplip-common, libsane-hpaio Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hpijs, hplip, hplip-gui, hplip-libs, hplip-common, libsane-hpaio
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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