FKIE_CVE-2007-5208

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-10-13 00:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565
security@ubuntu.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
security@ubuntu.comhttp://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27202
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27221
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27224
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27232
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27271
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27332
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27397
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28453
security@ubuntu.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921
security@ubuntu.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183
security@ubuntu.comhttps://launchpad.net/bugs/149121
security@ubuntu.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692
security@ubuntu.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195565
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27202
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27221
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27224
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27232
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27271
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27332
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27397
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28453
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-26.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1462
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:201
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0960.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26054
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018806
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3479
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=319921
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37183
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/bugs/149121
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10692
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00200.html
Impacted products

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:45:38.907",
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      "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
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      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/530-1/"
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