CVE-2008-2940

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
Linux Imaging And Printing Project
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 August 2008

Summary

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/...
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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