ghsa-5gwr-h45h-hxgj
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 23:55
Modified
2022-05-01 23:55
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-2940"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-08-14T20:41:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-5gwr-h45h-hxgj",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:55:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:55:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2940"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31470"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31499"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32316"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32792"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2"
    }
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  "severity": []
}


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