CVE-2004-2439 describes a vulnerability in HP LaserJet 4200 and 4300 printers where the remote upgrade capability lacks password protection, allowing unauthorized firmware upgrades. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely modify printer firmware (integrity impact) with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions across various platforms.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4650CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet:4650:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5500CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet:5500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5550CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet:5550:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:laserjet_2500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.