CVE-2008-2941

NameCVE-2008-2941
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs499842

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
hplip (PTS)bullseye3.21.2+dfsg1-2fixed
bookworm3.22.10+dfsg0-2fixed
sid3.22.10+dfsg0-5.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
hplipsource(unstable)2.8.6-1low499842

Notes

[etch] - hplip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Does not affect current version in lenny, marking as fixed in current upstream release

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