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CVE-2008-2940

Published: 14 August 2008

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
code was removed in upstream 2.8.5

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
hplip
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (0.9.7-4ubuntu1.1)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy
Released (2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1)
hardy
Released (2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(2.8.7-0ubuntu6)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
vendor: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
vendor: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html