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CVE-2013-6402

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-6402 describes a local arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) versions through 3.13.11. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hp-pkservice.log temporary file, potentially corrupting system files. The vulnerability has a low severity, requiring local access and user interaction to achieve a partial impact on integrity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.13.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.4bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-6402Low

hplip: insecure temporary file handling in pkit.py

Oct 9, 2013

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00098.html
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2013-6402
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2829
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2085-1