CVE-2011-2722

The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out temporary file.

Published: 2012-05-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2722 is rated Low Risk (17.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2722

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.10% 0.44% +0.34%
2 2025-12-01 0.05% 0.10% +0.06%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2722

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.2 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 1.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2722

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2722

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2011-2722 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hplip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2722
gentoo high CVE-2011-2722: 1 GLSA(s) (201203-17), 1 atom(s) (net-print/hplip); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-2722
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2722
ubuntu low CVE-2011-2722 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 3, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2722

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2722

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project <= 3.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4b cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.3a cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2722

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