HP LaserJet 9100 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP LaserJet 9100. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1062. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP LaserJet 9100 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, allow remote attackers to bypass print filters by directly sending PostScript documents to TCP ports 9099 and 9100.

The weakness was shared 10/04/1997 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1062. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10104 (HP LaserJet Direct Print Filter Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Proper firewalling of tcp/9099 / tcp/9100 is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1876), Tenable (10104) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1887†). The entry VDB-13998 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10104
Nessus Name: HP LaserJet Direct Print Filter Bypass
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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

10/04/1997 🔍
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06/22/1999 +626 days 🔍
09/02/2003 +1533 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +3942 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13999
X-Force: 1876 - LaserJet printer found without a password
Vulnerability Center: 1887 - HP LaserJet printers Allows Print-Filter Bypass, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:26
Updated: 04/17/2026 01:43
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:26 (41), 05/12/2019 09:55 (23), 04/17/2026 01:43 (17)
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