# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2007-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27202
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/149121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27221
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27397
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27332
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27232
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692
- http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16837
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/misc/hplip_hpssd_exec.rb

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