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CVE-2008-2941

Publication date 14 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process stop) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by sending "msg=0" to TCP port 2207.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
hplip 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1
7.04 feisty Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.9.7-4ubuntu1.1

Notes


mdeslaur

code was removed in upstream 2.8.4

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-674-1
    • HPLIP vulnerabilities
    • 19 November 2008
    • USN-674-2
    • HPLIP vulnerabilities
    • 24 November 2008

Other references