CVE-2018-17944 affects certain Lexmark devices, allowing a malicious administrator to discover stored LDAP or SMTP credentials. By changing the server hostname to one they control, the administrator can capture these credentials, which are not automatically deleted upon hostname modification. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium), indicating a high confidentiality impact with network access and high privileges required for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx725h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx820_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx825_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx860_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xc4150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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