# CVE-2024-9419: Memory corruption in HP Smart Universal Printing Driver

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution or privilege escalation on client PCs by sending malicious XPS print jobs via the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78fm-rcjq-jr27

## What is CVE-2024-9419?

CVE-2024-9419 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Smart Universal Printing Driver, published on 30 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Client / Server PCs with the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver installed are potentially vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege. A client using the HP Smart Universal Printing Driver that sends a print job comprised of a malicious XPS file could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution and/or Elevation of Privilege on the PC.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9419?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Smart Universal Printing Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9419 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9419 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in HP, Inc. HP Smart Universal Printing Driver, published on 30 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP, Inc. HP Smart Universal Printing Driver. 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-2024-9419/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9419/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9419
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9419
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9419

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9419/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.