CVE-2007-0161 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the HPZ12 (HPZipm12.exe) PML Driver, affecting multiple HP all-in-one products. This flaw stems from insecure SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG DACL permissions, allowing local authenticated users to modify the driver's configuration and execute arbitrary programs. With a CVSS score of 4.1, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:pml_driver_hpz12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4650:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:officejet_4100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:officejet_5100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:officejet_5500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.