Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | HPLIP vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-708-1 | First vendor Publication | 2009-01-13 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2009-01-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that an installation script in the HPLIP package would change permissions on the hplip config files located in user's home directories. A local user could exploit this and change permissions on arbitrary files upon an HPLIP installation or upgrade, which could lead to root privileges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-708-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13800 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13800 | ||
| Title: | USN-708-1 -- hplip vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that an installation script in the HPLIP package would change permissions on the hplip config files located in user�s home directories. A local user could exploit this and change permissions on arbitrary files upon an HPLIP installation or upgrade, which could lead to root privileges. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-708-1 CVE-2009-0122 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 7.10 | Product(s): | hplip |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-01-23 | Name : HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Security Bypass Vulnerability File : nvt/secpod_hplip_sec_bypass_vuln.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : Ubuntu USN-708-1 (hplip) File : nvt/ubuntu_708_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 53408 | HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) on Ubuntu hplip.postinst Arbitrary File... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-708-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:05:37 |
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