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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0122

Original release date:01/15/2009

Last revised:01/31/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

hplip.postinst in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 2.7.7 and 2.8.2 on Ubuntu allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via unspecified manipulations in advance of an HPLIP installation or upgrade by an administrator, related to the product's attempt to correct the ownership of its configuration files within home directories.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:6.9 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (01/19/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of hplip as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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External Source: BID

Name: 33249

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33249

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299

Hyperlink:https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-708-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-708-1

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33539