HP LaserJet Pro and/or buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP LaserJet Pro. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file and/or. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-27972. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP LaserJet Pro (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file and/or. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Certain HP LaserJet Pro print products are potentially vulnerable to Buffer Overflow and/or Remote Code Execution.

The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-27972 since 03/08/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/25/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/08/2023 🔍
04/28/2023 +50 days 🔍
04/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2026 +1154 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2023 18:39
Updated: 06/25/2026 20:19
Changes: 04/28/2023 18:39 (37), 05/24/2023 08:27 (11), 01/30/2025 21:26 (26), 06/25/2026 20:19 (11)
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