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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2008-2940
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secalert@redhat.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-14 Aug, 2008 | 20:41
Updated At-29 Sep, 2017 | 01:31

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.07.2HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.2
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
HP Inc.
hp
>>linux_imaging_and_printing_project>>1.6.7
cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-264Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-264
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020684.html "A local user can send specially crafted packets to cause the alert mailing function to execute arbitrary commands on the target system with root privileges. Impact: A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system."

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/31470secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/31499secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32792secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136secalert@redhat.com
N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
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