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CVE-2018-5924
A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can…
Critical9.8EPSS 11.0%
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- hp
Description
A security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP Inkjet printers. A maliciously crafted file sent to an affected device can cause a stack buffer overflow, which could allow remote code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.0% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Remote code execution
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Various (see reference)
References (4)
- 105010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1041415 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://research.checkpoint.com/sending-fax-back-to-the-dark-ages/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- HPSBHF03589 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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