CVE-2008-2940

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

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.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2008-08-14
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31470
http://secunia.com/advisories/31499
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
http://secunia.com/advisories/32792

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