HP Laserjet 4300 Firmware memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Laserjet 4300 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Firmware. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2439. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Laserjet 4300 (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The remote upgrade capability in HP LaserJet 4200 and 4300 printers does not require a password, which allows remote attackers to upgrade firmware.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at h20000.www2.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2439 since 08/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17634), SecurityFocus (BID 11297†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011671†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/30/2004 🔍
10/14/2004 +14 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +78 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2005 +232 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3488 days 🔍
07/19/2017 +863 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20000.www2.hp.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23327
X-Force: 17634 - HP LaserJet printers could allow arbitrary firmware upgrades
SecurityFocus: 11297 - HP LaserJet 4200/4300 Printer Arbitrary Firmware Upgrade Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1011671 - (HP Describes Fix) HP LaserJet 4200/4300 Lets Remote Users Update the Firmware With Arbitrary Code

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 07/19/2017 09:47
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (52), 07/19/2017 09:47 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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