{"id":"CVE-2008-2940","details":"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URI associated with an event message.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:08:47.709365Z","published":"2008-08-14T20:41:00Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:08:47.709365Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31470"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31499"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32316"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32792"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:169"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020684"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0818.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30683"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44441"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10136"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}