CVE-2013-6427

medium HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
0.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 26% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: December 9, 2013 (4539 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

hp linux imaging and printing project

References

🔗 lists.opensuse.org 🔗 openwall.com 🔗 www.debian.org 🔗 www.ubuntu.com 🔗 bugzilla.novell.com