CVE-2007-5208

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.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 73.52% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27202 third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565
https://launchpad.net/bugs/149121
http://secunia.com/advisories/27224 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27221 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28453 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27397 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27332 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27232 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692 vdb entry signature
http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5208?
CVE-2007-5208 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5208?
To fix CVE-2007-5208, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5208 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5208 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~74% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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