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CVE-2023-50735

A vulnerability has been identified in the PostScript interpreter in various Lexmark devices.

Severity Score

9.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A heap corruption vulnerability has been identified in PostScript interpreter in various Lexmark devices. The vulnerability can be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad de corrupción del montón en el intérprete PostScript de varios dispositivos Lexmark. Un atacante puede aprovechar la vulnerabilidad para ejecutar código arbitrario.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Lexmark CX331adwe printers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the pagemaker user.

*Credits: Lexmark would like to thank the following people working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) for bringing this issue to our attention: Rick de Jager of team PHPHooligans Carlo Meijer of team PHPHooligans Jonathan Jagt of team PHPHooligans
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-23 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-465: Pointer Issues
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-456: Infected Memory
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Lexmark
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Various
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Affected