CVE-2002-0529

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0529
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionHP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X installs the hp_imaging_connectivity program and the hp_imaging_connectivity.app directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges of other Photosmart users by replacing hp_imaging_connectivity with a Trojan horse.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hp Photosmart Print Driver 1.2.1 All mac_os_x All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HP Photosmart Mac OS X Print Driver Weak File Permissions Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Vulnerability in HP Photosmart/Deskjet Drivers for Mac OS X (root compromise) - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
ISS X-Force Database: macos-photosmart-weak-permissions (8856): HP Photosmart Mac OS X driver uses weak permissions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
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