CVE-2018-5924
Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can cause a stack buffer overflow, which could allow remote code execution.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
12% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 96th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 2873 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- HP inkjet printersEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- HP PageWide 352dw (J6U57B)Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P57750dw (J9V82A, J9V82B, J9V82C, J9V82D)Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P77740dn (Y3Z57)Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P77740dw (W1B33)Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P77740z (W1B39)Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P77750z (W1B37)Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- HP PageWide Managed MFP P77760z (W1B38)Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- securityfocus.com/bid/105010
- securitytracker.com/id/1041415
- research.checkpoint.com/sending-fax-back-to-the-dark-ages/
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