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…

published August 14, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00434 · 36.7th percentile
Published
2008-08-14T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 20:00Z
    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…
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