Upstream information
Description
pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | cups | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | cups | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | cups | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | cups | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 18:34:00 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:27:36 2025