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CVE-2015-0839

The hp-plugin utility in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) makes it easier for man-in-the...

8.1 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

6.33%Up 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

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.

Record
CVE-2015-0839
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-320
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-0839
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0851 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-0851
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68c7-7p5r-7c3q 8.1

The hp-plugin utility in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) makes it easier for man-in-the...

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.

Record
GHSA-68c7-7p5r-7c3q
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.1

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.

Record
CVE-2015-0839
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-0839 8.1

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0839
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0839 8.1

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0839
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0336 No score

Updated hplip packages fix CVE-2015-0839

Updated hplip packages fix security vulnerability:

It was reported that the hp-plugin utility, included in the hplip package, downloads a binary driver and verifies it via a key specified by the key's short ID. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to generate a key with the expected short ID and trick a user into downloading a malicious binary (CVE-2015-0839).

Record
MGASA-2015-0336
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1 No score

hplip-3.16.10-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the hplip-3.16.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2699-1 No score

hplip vulnerability

Enrico Zini discovered that HPLIP used a short GPG key ID when downloading keys from the keyserver. An attacker could possibly use this to return a different key with a duplicate short key id and perform a machine-in-the-middle attack on printer plugin installations.

Record
USN-2699-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
hplip
Debian:12
 before 3.15.11+repack0-1
3.15.11+repack0-1
hplip
Debian:13
 before 3.15.11+repack0-1
3.15.11+repack0-1
hplip
Debian:7
 before 3.12.6-3.1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
3.12.6-3.13.12.6-3.1+deb7u1
3.12.6-3.1+deb7u2
hplip
Mageia:4
 before 3.13.9-4.1.mga4
3.13.9-4.1.mga4
hplip
Mageia:5
 before 3.14.6-8.1.mga5
3.14.6-8.1.mga5
hplip
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4, plus listed versions
3.13.9-13.13.9-23.13.11-13.13.11-1ubuntu13.13.11-2
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3.13.11-2.13.14.1-13.14.3-0ubuntu13.14.3-0ubuntu23.14.3-0ubuntu33.14.3-0ubuntu3.2
3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4
hplip
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 3.16.10-1.1
3.16.10-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2015-0839 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Hp Linux Imaging And Printing, published June 1, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.33%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in hplip 3.15.11+repack0-1.

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