Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) Plugin Downloads

Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) Plugin Downloads

CVE-2015-0839 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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