1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1051-1

USN-1051-1: HPLIP vulnerability

Publication date

25 January 2011

Overview

Releases

Packages

Details

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain long
SNMP responses. A remote attacker could send malicious SNMP replies to
certain HPLIP tools and cause them to crash or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that HPLIP incorrectly handled certain long
SNMP responses. A remote attacker could send malicious SNMP replies to
certain HPLIP tools and cause them to crash or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.10 karmic hplip –  3.9.8-1ubuntu2.1
8.04 hardy hplip –  2.8.2-0ubuntu8.2
10.10 maverick hplip –  3.10.6-1ubuntu10.2
10.04 lucid hplip –  3.10.2-2ubuntu2.2

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