Lexmark printer long HOST header buffer overflow
| lexmark-long-host-bo (16752) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Lexmark Mono Laser Printer is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the built-in Web server. By sending a long HTTP Host header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Lexmark, Mono Laser Printer T522
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 20 2004 - 15:46:56 CDT, Denial of Service vulnerability in several Lexmark HTTP servers at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0240.html.
- BID-10765: Lexmark Network Printer HTTP Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0740: The HTTP server in Lexmark T522 and possibly other models allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash, reload, or hang) via an HTTP header with a long Host field, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Reported:
Jul 20, 2004
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