CVE Vulnerability

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 associated with an event message.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-08-14 08:41

Updated : 2017-09-29 01:31

NVD link : CVE-2008-2940

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2940

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-264