gsd-2008-2940
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
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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Aliases
CVE-2008-2940


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-29T01:31Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-08-14T20:41Z"
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}


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