The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'hplip' package(s) announced via the DSA-1462-1 advisory. Kees Cook discovered that the hpssd tool of the HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP) performs insufficient input sanitising of shell meta characters, leading to local privilege escalation to the hplip user. The affected package(s) is 'hplip' on Debian 4. Please install the updated package(s)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 49 |
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![]() | hpijs, hplip, libsane security update | 14 Oct 200700:22 | – | centos |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 1462-1] New hplip packages fix privilege escalation | 13 Jan 200817:14 | – | debian |
![]() | HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) hpssd from Address Command Injection | 15 Oct 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Scientific Linux Security Update : hplip on SL5.x i386/x86_64 | 1 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 5 : hplip (CESA-2007:0960) | 6 Jan 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) | 17 Oct 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 6.10 / 7.04 : hplip vulnerability (USN-530-1) | 10 Nov 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 7 : hplip-1.7.4a-6.fc7 (2007-2527) | 6 Nov 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-200710-26 : HPLIP: Privilege escalation | 25 Oct 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Oracle Linux 5 : Important: / hplip (ELSA-2007-0960) | 12 Jul 201300:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2008/DSA-1462-1 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-1462 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60177");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5208");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-31 15:11:48 +0000 (Thu, 31 Jan 2008)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1462-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB4");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-1462-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/DSA-1462-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-1462");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'hplip' package(s) announced via the DSA-1462-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Kees Cook discovered that the hpssd tool of the HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP) performs insufficient input sanitising of shell meta characters, which may result in local privilege escalation to the hplip user.
The old stable distribution (sarge) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.10-3etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.10-4.3.
We recommend that you upgrade your hplip packages.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'hplip' package(s) on Debian 4.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB4") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hpijs", ver:"2.6.10+1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hpijs-ppds", ver:"2.6.10+1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hplip", ver:"1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hplip-data", ver:"1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hplip-dbg", ver:"1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"hplip-doc", ver:"1.6.10-3etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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