Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-2940 | First vendor Publication | 2008-08-14 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2940 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10136 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10136 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2940 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for hplip File : nvt/sles10_hplip.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for hplip MDVSA-2008:169 (hplip) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_169.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for hplip vulnerabilities USN-674-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_674_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for hplip vulnerabilities USN-674-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_674_2.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for hplip RHSA-2008:0818-02 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0818-02_hplip.nasl |
| 2008-12-03 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: hplip File : nvt/freebsd_hplip.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 47599 | HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) alert-mailing Implementation Local Priv... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0818.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20080812_hplip_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-169.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-674-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-674-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-01 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_37940643be1b11dda5780030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-16 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_hplip-5552.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-16 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_hplip-5556.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0818.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:13:41 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:15:55 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:07:41 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:08:03 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:54 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:36 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:12 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:35:15 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:45:32 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:20:27 |
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| 2012-11-07 00:17:17 |
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