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CVE-2008-2940 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/14/2008

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

Evaluator Impact

http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020684.html "A local user can send specially crafted packets to cause the alert mailing function to execute arbitrary commands on the target system with root privileges. Impact: A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system."

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
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

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10136
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10136

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2940
NVD Published Date:
08/14/2008
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017