Lexmark CX331adwe downgrade

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Lexmark CX331adwe. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in downgrade. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-50738. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lexmark CX331adwe (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a downgrade vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-757. A protocol or its implementation supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A new feature to prevent Firmware downgrades was recently added to some Lexmark products. A method to override this downgrade protection has been identified.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-50738 since 12/11/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1562.010 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Downgrade
CWE: CWE-757
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2023 🔍
06/01/2024 +172 days 🔍
06/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/18/2025 +231 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266811

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2024 07:29
Updated: 01/18/2025 06:44
Changes: 06/01/2024 07:29 (50), 01/18/2025 06:44 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:64A:103

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