RCE in HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project
CVE-2013-6427
upgrade.py in the hp-upgrade service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x through 3.13.11 launches a program from an http URL, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by gaining control over the client-server data stream.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project — versions 3.9.2, 3.9.4, 3.9.4b
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)