VDB-299732 · CVE-2025-2268 · GCVE-0-2025-2268

HP LaserJet MFP M232-M237 Printer Internet Printing Protocol unexpected data type

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP LaserJet MFP M232-M237 Printer. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Internet Printing Protocol. Such manipulation leads to improper handling of unexpected data type. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2268. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP LaserJet MFP M232-M237 Printer (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Internet Printing Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of unexpected data type vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-241. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when a particular element is not the expected type, e.g. it expects a digit (0-9) but is provided with a letter (A-Z). Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The HP LaserJet MFP M232-M237 Printer Series may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack when a specially crafted request message is sent via Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).

The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-2268 since 03/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/16/2026).

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

LaserJet MFP M232-M237 Printer

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper handling of unexpected data type
CWE: CWE-241 / CWE-229 / CWE-20
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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

03/12/2025 🔍
03/14/2025 +2 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2026 +308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-2268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299732

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2025 16:22
Updated: 01/16/2026 18:37
Changes: 03/14/2025 16:22 (63), 01/16/2026 18:37 (12)
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