DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2940
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940
Upstream
Published
2008-08-14T20:41:00Z
Modified
2025-12-23T22:13:46.440096Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / hplip

Package

Name
hplip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hplip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940.json"

Debian:12 / hplip

Package

Name
hplip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hplip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940.json"

Debian:13 / hplip

Package

Name
hplip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hplip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2940.json"