VDB-282540 · CVE-2024-9419 · GCVE-0-2024-9419

HP Smart Universal Printing Driver XPS File out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Smart Universal Printing Driver. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XPS File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9419. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP Smart Universal Printing Driver (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component XPS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-9419 since 10/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/26/2026).

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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Productinfo

Type

Printing Software

Vendor

Name

Smart Universal Printing Driver

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2024 🔍
10/30/2024 +29 days 🔍
10/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/26/2026 +453 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282540

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2024 19:53
Updated: 01/26/2026 21:49
Changes: 10/30/2024 19:53 (61), 01/26/2026 21:49 (12)
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