HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Security Bypass Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900429");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-01-23 16:33:16 +0100 (Fri, 23 Jan 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0122");
  script_name("HP Linux Imaging and Printing System Security Bypass Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Privilege escalation");
  script_dependencies("secpod_hplip_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("HP-LIP/Linux/Ver");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the attacker gain unauthorized privileges
  and escalate the privileges in a malicious way.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"HP Linux Imaging and Printing System version 2.7.7 or 2.8.2");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This flaw is due to the 'postinst' script of the hplip package which tries
  to change the permissions of user config files in an insecure manner.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"HP Linux Imaging and Printing System is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to a later version.");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/33539");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33249");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-708-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/191299");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

hplipVer = get_kb_item("HP-LIP/Linux/Ver");
if(!hplipVer)
  exit(0);

if(hplipVer =~ "(2\.7\.7|2\.8\.2)"){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}