Access Restriction Bypass Affecting hplip package, versions <2.8.6-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HPLIP-300344
  • published14 Aug 2008
  • disclosed14 Aug 2008

Introduced: 14 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-2940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable hplip to version 2.8.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hplip package and not the hplip package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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