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TI-2011-02358 Aliases CVE-2011-2697GHSA-fwm5-c4jq-p4wv

foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

foomatic-rip-hplip in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.11.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted *FoomaticRIPCommandLine field in a .ppd file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10795 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11.5VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1109 Released 2011-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    foomatic security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) foomatic-3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1, foomatic-3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1.i386, foomatic-3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.i386, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) foomatic-3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1, foomatic-3.0.2-38.3.el5_7.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.i386, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.i386, foomatic-3.0.2-3.2.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1109
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2697
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwm5-c4jq-p4wv

References

Exploit 5

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2007-05013 hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) 1.x and 2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2010-04016 Stack-based buffer overflow in the hpmud_get_pml function in io/hpmud/pml.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-05380 upgrade.py in the hp-upgrade service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x through… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-02814 The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2013-03789 The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2008-02815 The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
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Sources

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