CVE-2008-2940

HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project - Privilege Escalation via Setalerts Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
hp/linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.6.7
Published Aug 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026