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medium 4.9

CVE-2008-2941 json

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 (proces…

published 2008-08-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2933

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • hplip Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2941

  • hplip RHEL 5 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
  • hpijs RHEL 5 1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
  • libsane-hpaio RHEL 5 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0818

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2941 updated

hplip hpssd.py Denial-Of-Service parsing vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) hpijs 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4, hplip 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4, libsane-hpaio 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) hpijs 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4, hplip 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4, libsane-hpaio 1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0818

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Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.