CVE-2021-39238 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting numerous HP Enterprise LaserJet and PageWide printer models running FutureSmart firmware versions 3, 4, and 5. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with four mentions and four media articles, indicating a high level of awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.11.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:futuresmart_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.