CVE-2012-6108
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-6108 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-02-15 14:57:07 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 0.000570000 probability, percentile 0.176230000 (date 2026-05-05)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download HP Linux Imaging and Printing from SourceForge.net | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | |
| Comment #1 : Bug #1016507 : Bugs : HPLIP | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | |
| 894283 – (CVE-2012-6108) CVE-2012-6108 hplip: default permissions for /var/log/hp are too open | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Comment #6 : Bug #1016507 : Bugs : HPLIP | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.