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CVE-2009-0122

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1240%

EPSS Percentile37.40th

PublishedJan 15, 2009

Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

hplip.postinst in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 2.7.7 and 2.8.2 on Ubuntu allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via unspecified manipulations in advance of an HPLIP installation or upgrade by an administrator, related to the product's attempt to correct the ownership of its configuration files within home directories.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Hp

Hplip

= 2.7.7

📦

Hp

Hplip

= 2.8.2

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/33539

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33249

🔗 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-708-1

🔗 https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/33539

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33249

🔗 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-708-1

🔗 https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299

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