CVE-2008-2940
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 14, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 30, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- hplip-alertmailing-privilege-escalation(44441)vdb-entry
- 30683vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10136vdb-entrysignature
- 31470third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:169vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:021vendor-advisory
- USN-674-1vendor-advisory
- USN-674-2vendor-advisory
- 1020684vdb-entry
- 32792third-party-advisory
- 31499third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
- 32316third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0818vendor-advisory
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