THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-0839
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-0839

Linux Imaging And Printing vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
6.3%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Linux Imaging And Printing
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-08-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-0839

  • Confirm whether Hp Linux Imaging And Printing is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-0839.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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