CVE-2008-2940

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.4

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.044

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-2940 ,CVE-2008-2941 are affected in linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.6.7	NCM
CVE-2008-2940	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234