CVE-2013-6427 Information

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.

Reference

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