VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-5208

CVSS score7.6 HIGH
EPSS probability67.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-10-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references