Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-2941 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project 1.6.7
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
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Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Server Side Include (SSI) Injection An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
- Cross Zone Scripting An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
- Cross Site Scripting through Log Files An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
- Command Line Execution through SQL Injection An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
Nessus
NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-169.NASL description Marc Schoenefeld of the Red Hat Security Response Team discovered a vulnerability in the hplip alert-mailing functionality that could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails that are sent by the root account (CVE-2008-2940). Another vulnerability was discovered by Marc Schoenefeld in the hpssd message parser that could allow a local attacker to stop the hpssd process by sending specially-craftd packets, causing a denial of service (CVE-2008-2941). The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 36743 published 2009-04-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36743 title Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2008:169) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:169. # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(36743); script_version ("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:50"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2940", "CVE-2008-2941"); script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2008:169"); script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2008:169)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Marc Schoenefeld of the Red Hat Security Response Team discovered a vulnerability in the hplip alert-mailing functionality that could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails that are sent by the root account (CVE-2008-2940). Another vulnerability was discovered by Marc Schoenefeld in the hpssd message parser that could allow a local attacker to stop the hpssd process by sending specially-craftd packets, causing a denial of service (CVE-2008-2941). The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(20, 264); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hplip"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hplip-doc"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hplip-hpijs"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hplip-hpijs-ppds"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hplip-model-data"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hpip0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hpip0-devel"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64sane-hpaio1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhpip0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhpip0-devel"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsane-hpaio1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/08/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"hplip-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"hplip-doc-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"hplip-hpijs-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"hplip-hpijs-ppds-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"hplip-model-data-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-devel-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64sane-hpaio1-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-devel-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libsane-hpaio1-2.7.7-7.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"hplip-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"hplip-doc-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"hplip-hpijs-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"hplip-hpijs-ppds-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"hplip-model-data-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-devel-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64sane-hpaio1-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-devel-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libsane-hpaio1-2.7.7-8.2mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"hplip-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"hplip-doc-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"hplip-hpijs-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"hplip-hpijs-ppds-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"hplip-model-data-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64hpip0-devel-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64sane-hpaio1-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libhpip0-devel-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libsane-hpaio1-2.8.2-2.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_37940643BE1B11DDA5780030843D3802.NASL description Secunia reports : A security issue has been reported in hplip, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS. The security issue is caused due to an error within hpssd.py when parsing certain requests. This can be exploited to crash the service by sending specially crafted requests to the default port 2207/TCP. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34977 published 2008-12-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34977 title FreeBSD : hplip -- hpssd Denial of Service (37940643-be1b-11dd-a578-0030843d3802) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(34977); script_version("1.21"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:39"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2940", "CVE-2008-2941"); script_bugtraq_id(30683); script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"31470"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : hplip -- hpssd Denial of Service (37940643-be1b-11dd-a578-0030843d3802)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Secunia reports : A security issue has been reported in hplip, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS. The security issue is caused due to an error within hpssd.py when parsing certain requests. This can be exploited to crash the service by sending specially crafted requests to the default port 2207/TCP." ); # https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0818" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/37940643-be1b-11dd-a578-0030843d3802.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?714a1bc6" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(20, 264); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:hplip"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/08/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/11/29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/01"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"hplip<2.8.2_3")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2008-0818.NASL description Updated hplip packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The hplip (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing) packages provide drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multifunction peripherals. A flaw was discovered in the hplip alert-mailing functionality. A local attacker could elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails, which are sent by the root account. (CVE-2008-2940) A flaw was discovered in the hpssd message parser. By sending specially crafted packets, a local attacker could cause a denial of service, stopping the hpssd process. (CVE-2008-2941) Users of hplip should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33884 published 2008-08-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33884 title RHEL 5 : hplip (RHSA-2008:0818) NASL family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks NASL id ORACLELINUX_ELSA-2008-0818.NASL description From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0818 : Updated hplip packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The hplip (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing) packages provide drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multifunction peripherals. A flaw was discovered in the hplip alert-mailing functionality. A local attacker could elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails, which are sent by the root account. (CVE-2008-2940) A flaw was discovered in the hpssd message parser. By sending specially crafted packets, a local attacker could cause a denial of service, stopping the hpssd process. (CVE-2008-2941) Users of hplip should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 67736 published 2013-07-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67736 title Oracle Linux 5 : hplip (ELSA-2008-0818) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_HPLIP-5552.NASL description This update of hplip does not allow to send alert mails as user anymore (CVE-2008-2940) and fixes a denial-of-service defect (CVE-2008-2941). last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34430 published 2008-10-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34430 title openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-5552) NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-674-2.NASL description USN-674-1 provided packages to fix vulnerabilities in HPLIP. Due to an internal archive problem, the updates for Ubuntu 7.10 would not install properly. This update provides fixed packages for Ubuntu 7.10. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not validate privileges in the alert-mailing function. A local attacker could exploit this to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the account of the hplip user. This update alters hplip behaviour by preventing users from setting alerts and by moving alert configuration to a root-controlled /etc/hp/alerts.conf file. (CVE-2008-2940) It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not correctly handle certain commands. A local attacker could use a specially crafted packet to crash hpssd, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2941). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 37203 published 2009-04-23 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2008-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2009-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37203 title Ubuntu 7.10 : hplip vulnerabilities (USN-674-2) NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-674-1.NASL description It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not validate privileges in the alert-mailing function. A local attacker could exploit this to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the account of the hplip user. This update alters hplip behaviour by preventing users from setting alerts and by moving alert configuration to a root-controlled /etc/hp/alerts.conf file. (CVE-2008-2940) It was discovered that the hpssd tool of hplip did not correctly handle certain commands. A local attacker could use a specially crafted packet to crash hpssd, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2941). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 37887 published 2009-04-23 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2009-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37887 title Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : hplip vulnerabilities (USN-674-1) NASL family CentOS Local Security Checks NASL id CENTOS_RHSA-2008-0818.NASL description The remote CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2008-0818. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 43705 published 2010-01-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/43705 title CentOS 5 : hplip (CESA-2008-0818) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_HPLIP-5556.NASL description This update of hplip does not allow to send alert mails as user anymore (CVE-2008-2940) and fixes a denial-of-service defect. (CVE-2008-2941) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34431 published 2008-10-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34431 title SuSE 10 Security Update : hplip (ZYPP Patch Number 5556) NASL family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks NASL id SL_20080812_HPLIP_ON_SL5_X.NASL description A flaw was discovered in the hplip alert-mailing functionality. A local attacker could elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails, which are sent by the root account. (CVE-2008-2940) A flaw was discovered in the hpssd message parser. By sending specially crafted packets, a local attacker could cause a denial of service, stopping the hpssd process. (CVE-2008-2941) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 60463 published 2012-08-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60463 title Scientific Linux Security Update : hplip on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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accepted | 2013-04-29T04:07:17.474-04:00 | ||||||||||||
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description | 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. | ||||||||||||
family | unix | ||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10636 | ||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||
submitted | 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00 | ||||||||||||
title | 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. | ||||||||||||
version | 19 |
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32792
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020683
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020683
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457052
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457052
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44440
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44440
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10636