CVE-2012-6108

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/hp and /var/log/hp/tmp, which allows local users to delete log files via standard filesystem operations.

Published: 2014-02-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6108 is rated Low Risk (23.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6108

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 0.06% 0.53% +0.48%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6108

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6108

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-6108

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-6108 unimportant 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-2012-6108
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6108
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-6108 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6108

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6108

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project <= 3.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.11 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6108

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