CVE-2007-5208 EXPLOIT
7.6
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 67.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) 1.x and 2.x before 2.7.10 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a from address, which is not properly handled when invoking sendmail.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.6 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 67.26% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | linux imaging and printing project |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | hplip - 'hpssd.py' From Address Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-10-09 |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
- http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27397
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28453
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183
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