CVE-2007-5208

HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) 1.x and 2.x before 2.7.10 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a from address, which is not properly handled when invoking sendmail.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Metasploit · rubyremotelinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16837

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metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT

by jduck · rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/misc/hplip_hpssd_exec.rb

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References (24)

[Issue Tracking] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html

[Various Sources] http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183

[Various Sources] https://launchpad.net/bugs/149121

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27202

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27221

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27224

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27232

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27271

... and 4 more

Scores

EPSS 0.7369

EPSS Percentile 98.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.0

hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project < 2.7.10

Published Oct 13, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026