Improper input validation in HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project
CVE-2007-5208
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.673 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.673 · newest: 0.673 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27271 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27202 (third-party-advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- launchpad.net/bugs/149121
- secunia.com/advisories/27224 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27221 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5208?
- CVE-2007-5208 is a vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2007-10-13.
- Is CVE-2007-5208 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.