CVE-2006-6742
Multiple buffer overflows in FTP Print Server 2.4 and 2.4.5 in HP LaserJet 5000 Series printers with firmware R.25.15 or R.25.47, and HP LaserJet 5100 Series printers with firmware V.29.12, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in FTP Print Server 2.4 and 2.4.5 in HP LaserJet 5000 Series printers with firmware R.25.15 or R.25.47, and HP LaserJet 5100 Series printers with firmware V.29.12, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the (1) LIST or (2) NLST command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.05% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/ftp print server · hp/laserjet 5000 · hp/laserjet 5100
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051367.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23396
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454817/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5081
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051367.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23396
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454817/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5081
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.