# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4pm-7m4x-8v58

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4615?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Canon Mg3100 Printer, Canon Mg5300 Printer, Canon Mg6100 Printer, Canon Mp340 Printer, Canon Mp495 Printer, Canon Mx870 Printer, Canon Mx890 Printer, Canon Mx920 Printer, Canon Mx922 Printer.

## 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.

## 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:

- Canon Wireless Printer Denial Of Service (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-4613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4613/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-4614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4614/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4615 exists.

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-2013-4615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4615/
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