CVE-2013-4615 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Canon printers by sending crafted requests to specific CGI scripts, hanging the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4615?
CVE-2013-4615 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Canon MG3100, MG5300, MG6100, MP495, MX340, MX870, MX890, MX920, and MX922 printers allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a crafted LAN_TXT24 parameter to English/pages_MacUS/cgi_lan.cgi followed by a direct request to English/pages_MacUS/lan_set_content.html. NOTE: the vendor has apparently responded by stating "Canon believes that its printers will not have to deal with unauthorized access to the network from an external location as long as the printers are used in a secured environment."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4615?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Canon Mg3100 Printer, Canon Mg5300 Printer, Canon Mg6100 Printer, Canon Mp340 Printer, Canon Mp495 Printer, Canon Mx870 Printer and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4615?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4615 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-2013-4615 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4615 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4pm-7m4x-8v58.