CVE-2008-2940 | BDVDB-2026-32034 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.