CVE-2002-0529

HP Photosmart - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

HP 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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8856.php
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4518
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0169.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hp/photosmart_print_driver 1.2.1
Published Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026