Canon Generic PCL6 V4 Printer Driver up to 2.1 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Canon Generic PCL6 V4 Printer Driver, Generic UFR II V4 Printer Driver and Generic LIPSLX V4 Printer Driver up to 2.1. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-0236. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canon Generic PCL6 V4 Printer Driver, Generic UFR II V4 Printer Driver and Generic LIPSLX V4 Printer Driver up to 2.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds vulnerability in slope processing during curve rendering in Generic PCL6 V4 Printer Driver / Generic UFR II V4 Printer Driver / Generic LIPSLX V4 Printer Driver.

It is possible to read the advisory at psirt.canon. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0236 since 01/06/2025. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2025).

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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2025 🔍
02/26/2025 +51 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: psirt.canon
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-0236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-297611

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2025 13:33
Changes: 02/26/2025 13:33 (62)
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Committer: sany
Cache ID: 216::103

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