A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers.
A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can cause a static buffer overflow, which could allow remote code execution.
- Published
- Aug 13, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 10.9% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 10.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hp | t8x44 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:t8x44_firmware |
| hp | t8x44 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:t8x44 |
| hp | 3aw51a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:3aw51a_firmware |
| hp | 3aw51a | cpe:2.3:h:hp:3aw51a |
| hp | a9u28b firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:a9u28b_firmware |
| hp | a9u28b | cpe:2.3:h:hp:a9u28b |
| hp | d3a82a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:d3a82a_firmware |
| hp | d3a82a | cpe:2.3:h:hp:d3a82a |
| hp | v1n08a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:v1n08a_firmware |
| hp | v1n08a | cpe:2.3:h:hp:v1n08a |
| hp | y5h80a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:y5h80a_firmware |
| hp | y5h80a | cpe:2.3:h:hp:y5h80a |
and 188 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hp 1dt61a firmware1828a
- hp 1jl02a firmware1829a
- hp 1jl02b firmware1829a
- hp 1sh08 firmware1828a
- hp 2nd31a firmware1828b
- hp 3aw44a firmware1828a
- hp 3aw51a firmware1828a
- hp 3yz74a firmware1828a
- hp 4sc29a firmware1828a
- hp 4uj28b firmware1828a
- hp a7f64a firmware1828a
- hp a7f65a firmware1828a
- hp a7f66a firmware1828b
- hp a9j40a firmware1828b
- hp a9j41 firmware1828b
- hp a9t80a firmware1828a
- hp a9t80b firmware1828a
- hp a9t89a firmware1828a
- hp a9u19a firmware1828b
- hp a9u23 firmware1828a
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hp). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
HP Inc. HP inkjet printers
- Various (see reference)affected
Same product
hp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-5924A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers.43Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105010
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041415
- support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06097712
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.