CVE-2010-0101 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Lexmark printers by sending a malformed HTTP Authorization header to the embedded server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-0101?

CVE-2010-0101 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The embedded HTTP server in multiple Lexmark laser and inkjet printers and MarkNet devices, including X94x, W840, T656, N4000, E462, C935dn, 25xxN, and other models, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (operating system halt) via a malformed HTTP Authorization header.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0101?

It affects 61 products.

Products include Lexmark 25xxn, Lexmark C510, Lexmark C52x, Lexmark C53x, Lexmark C540, Lexmark C543 and 55 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-0101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3cr-84p4-932f.

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