HP, Samsung, and Xerox Printer Driver Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-3438)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152164

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Synopsis

The printer driver installed on the remote host is vulnerable to a privilege escalation.

Description

The printer driver installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to gain privileged or administrator access to the system.

Solution

HP has released a set of patches. See vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152164

File Name: hp_laserjet_CVE-2021-3438_local_win.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/30/2021

Updated: 1/26/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2021

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Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3438

IAVA: 2021-A-0358

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