CVE-2008-2941

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    CVE-2008-2941

    Published: 14 Aug 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process stop) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by sending "msg=0" to TCP port 2207.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/31470, http://secunia.com/advisories/31499, http://secunia.com/advisories/32316, http://secunia.com/advisories/32792, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457052, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html, http://securitytracker.com/id?1020683, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44440, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10636

    Affected packages

    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