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    CVE-2008-2940

    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.

    Published:Aug 12, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 14, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00044
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hp
    Product
    Linux Imaging And Printing Project
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    CVE-2011-2722 (CVSS 1.2) — The send_data_to_stdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x befo…
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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High