CVE-2008-2941

The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local...

4.9 MediumFix available

The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process stop) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by sending "msg=0" to TCP port 2207.

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

Record: CVE-2008-2941
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2941
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2933 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2933
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7c5-5hpg-529h No score

The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local...

Record: GHSA-w7c5-5hpg-529h
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-2941
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2941 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2941
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

hp linux imaging and printing project

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`hplip` Debian:12	before 2.8.6-1	2.8.6-1
`hplip` Debian:13	before 2.8.6-1	2.8.6-1
`hpijs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`hplip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`hplip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`libsane-hpaio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`hpijs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`hplip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`hplip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
`libsane-hpaio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4	0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2941 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Hp Linux Imaging And Printing Project, published August 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in hplip 2.8.6-1.

References

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