HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-6923. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-6923 since 01/13/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 02/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214902 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : hplip (SUSE-SU-2025:0290-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214902). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 214902
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : hplip (SUSE-SU-2025:0290-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/13/2020 🔍
12/19/2024 +1802 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2025 +60 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-6923 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6923
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289004

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2024 20:11
Updated: 02/17/2025 02:05
Changes: 12/19/2024 20:11 (60), 02/04/2025 13:09 (2), 02/17/2025 02:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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