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Oracle Linux 5 : Important: / hplip (ELSA-2007-0960)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67583

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2007-0960 advisory.

 [1.6.7-4.1.el5_0.3]
 - Fixed post scriptlet to make sure it restarts the daemon on upgrade (part of bug #320011).

 [1.6.7-4.1.el5_0.2]
 - Build requires openssl-devel (part of bug #320011).

 [1.6.7-4.1.el5_0.1]
 - Applied patch to fix CVE-2007-5208 (bug #320011).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected hpijs, hplip and / or libsane-hpaio packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2007-0960.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67583

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0960.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-5208

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libsane-hpaio, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hpijs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hplip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2007

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Core Impact

Metasploit (HPLIP hpssd.py From Address Arbitrary Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5208

BID: 26054

RHSA: 2007:0960