VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-0839
The hp-plugin utility in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of a short GPG key id from a keyserver to verify print plugin downloads.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 6.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The hp-plugin utility in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of a short GPG key id from a keyserver to verify print plugin downloads.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.35% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-320
- Affected
- hp/linux imaging and printing
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162442.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162880.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2699-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1432516Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227252Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162442.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162880.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2699-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1432516Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227252Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.