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CVE-2002-0529 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (HP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X installs the hp_im)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0529
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionHP 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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