CVE-2008-2940
The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the root account via vectors related to the setalerts message, and lack of validation of the device URI…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the root account via vectors related to the setalerts message, and lack of validation of the device URI associated with an event message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- hp/linux imaging and printing project
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.