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Bug#447341: CVE-2007-5208 arbitrary command execution via unfiltered from address



Package: hplip
Version: 1.6.10-3
Severity: grave
Tags: security patch

Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for hplip.

CVE-2007-5208[0]:
| hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip)
| 1.x and 2.x before 2.7.10 allows context-dependent attackers to
| execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a from address,
| which is not properly handled when invoking sendmail.

If you fix this vulnerability please also include the CVE id
in your changelog entry.

You can find a patch on:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9737865/90_subprocess_replacement.dpatch

For further information:
[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5208

Kind regards
Nico

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