CVE-2015-0839
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.1
Description
The hp-plugin utility in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of a short GPG key id from a keyserver to verify print plugin downloads.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.15.11+repack0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.15.11+repack0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.15.11+repack0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.15.11+repack0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hp | linux_imaging_and_printing | {"endIncluding":"3.17.7"} | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162442.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162880.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74913
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2699-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1432516
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227252
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0839
CWEs
CWE-320
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.