hpssd of hplip allows unprivileged user to trigger alert mail
Published Aug 14, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip-0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0818
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip-0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0818 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2940 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2940
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2940
Change history (0)
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