Denial of service in HP PageWide Printers

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU66709

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2794

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HP PageWide 352dw Printer: before 2228B

HP PageWide 377dw Multifunction Printer: before 2228B

HP PageWide Managed P55250dw Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Managed P57750dw Multifunction Printer: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 452dn Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 452dw Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 477dn Multifunction Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 477dw Multifunction Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 552dw Printer series: before 2228B

HP PageWide Pro 577 Multifunction Printer series: before 2228B

External links

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6720386-6720411-16/HPSBPI03807

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.