{
    "id": "CVE-2007-5208",
    "published": "2007-10-13 00:17:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:45:38",
    "cvss_score": "7.6",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.67264",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99283",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:15:50",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "linux_imaging_and_printing_project"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16837",
            "title": "hplip - 'hpssd.py' From Address Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-10-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16837"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "https://launchpad.net/bugs/149121",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html",
        "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565"
    ]
}