CVE-2021-35449

The Lexmark Universal Print Driver version 2.15.1.0 and below, G2 driver 2.7.1.0 and below, G3 driver 3.2.0.0 and below, and G4 driver 4.2.1.0 and below are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A standard low priviliged user can use the driver to execute a DLL of their choosing during the add printer process, resulting in escalation of privileges to SYSTEM.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/	Vendor Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txt	Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g2_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g3_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g4_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:universal_print_driver::::::::

Information

Published : 2021-07-19 08:15

Updated : 2021-09-20 05:21

NVD link : CVE-2021-35449

Mitre link : CVE-2021-35449

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Products Affected

lexmark

g2_driver
g3_driver
universal_print_driver
g4_driver

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