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
- macos-photosmart-weak-permissions(8856) vdb-entry
- 4518 vdb-entry
- 20020414 Vulnerability in HP Photosmart/Deskjet Drivers for Mac OS X (root compromise) mailing-list