CVE-2013-6427

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

upgrade.py in the hp-upgrade service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x through 3.13.11 launches a program from an http URL, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by gaining control over the client-server data stream.

Affected products

HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project: 3.9.2, 3.9.4, 3.9.4-b, 3.9.4b, 3.9.6, 3.9.8 (+30)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405

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