CVE-2008-2940

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2940
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-14 20:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hp Linux Imaging And Printing Project 1.6.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
455235 – (CVE-2008-2940) CVE-2008-2940 hpssd of hplip allows unprivileged user to trigger alert mail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
USN-674-2: HPLIP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
HPLIP hpssd Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-674-1: HPLIP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ubuntu update for hplip - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) Alert Mailing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Red Hat update for hplip - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:169 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Privilege Escalation And Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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