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MiracleLinux 4 : hplip-3.9.8-33.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2011-29:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284283

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2011-29:01 advisory.

 The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2010-4267 Stack-based buffer overflow in the hpmud_get_pml function in io/hpmud/pml.c in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7, 3.9.8, 3.10.9, and probably other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response with a large length value.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/1708

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 284283

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2011-29.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-4267

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:hplip-gui, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:hplip-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:hpijs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:hplip-common, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libsane-hpaio, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:hplip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4267