CVE-2008-2941

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2941
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 hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process stop) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by sending "msg=0" to TCP port 2207.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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
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
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
457052 – (CVE-2008-2941) CVE-2008-2941 hplip hpssd.py Denial-Of-Service parsing vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
[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
SecurityTracker.com Archives - HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) Bug in hpssd Message Parser Lets Local Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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