CVE-2012-6108
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6108- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6108- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5977 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m94g-3gxv-33gg No score
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m94g-3gxv-33gg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6108 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Hp Linux Imaging And Printing Project, published February 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.