The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the root account via vectors related to the setalerts message, and lack of validation of the device URI associated with an event message.
結論預警: CVE-2008-2940 綜合評估為中等風險（41.2/100）：CVSS 技術影響為高級，利用機率偏低（EPSS 0.43%） 強制指令: 梳理受影響資產並納入修補計畫。
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EPSS 日更估計相對被利用可能性；百分位表示該 CVE 在已評分漏洞中的相對排名（越高表示相對更嚴重）。
| # | 日期 | 舊 EPSS 分數 | 新 EPSS 分數 | 變化（新 − 舊） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.04% | 0.43% | +0.39% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.04% | -1.50% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
完整 EPSS 歷史 （共 3 筆）
該 CVE 的 CVSS 指標。
| 底座分 | 版本 | 嚴重度 | 向量 | 可利用性 | 影響 | 分數來源 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2008-2940 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hplip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2940 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2940 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2008-2940 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2940 |
: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020684.html "A local user can send specially crafted packets to cause the alert mailing function to execute arbitrary commands on the target system with root privileges. Impact: A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system."
| 廠商 | 產品 | 版本 | 原始 CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| hp | linux_imaging_and_printing_project | 1.6.7 | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |