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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

CVSS7.6 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS67.26% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2007-10-13
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
hplinux imaging and printing project

Public exploits

References

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