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CVE-2008-2941
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…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.54%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.54% · top 54% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- 30683 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- hplip-hpssd-dos(44440) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31470 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-674-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1020683 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- USN-674-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457052 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32792 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31499 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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