# CVE-2012-2017: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on specific HP Photosmart printers via unspecified vectors.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fm9-w5hp-vqw9

## What is CVE-2012-2017?

CVE-2012-2017 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability on HP Photosmart Wireless e-All-in-One B110, e-All-in-One D110, Plus e-All-in-One B210, eStation All-in-One C510, Ink Advantage e-All-in-One K510, and Premium Fax e-All-in-One C410 printers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2017?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Hp Photosmart E-All-in-One Printer Series, Hp Photosmart Estation All-in-One-Printer Series, Hp Photosmart Ink Advantage E-All-in-One, Hp Photosmart Plus E-All-in-One Printer Series, Hp Photosmart Premium Fax E-All-in-One Printer Series, Hp Photosmart Wireless E-All-in-One Printer Series.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2017 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2017 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2017/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2017
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2017
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2017

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