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16-Year-Old Security Bug Affects Millions of HP, Samsung, Xerox Printers

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read1 · 1 read
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CVE-2021-3438
A potential buffer overflow in the software drivers for certain HP LaserJet products and Samsung product printers could lead to an escalation of privilege
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Details have emerged about a high severity security vulnerability affecting a software driver used in HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers that has remained undetected since 2005. Tracked as CVE-2021-3438 (CVSS score: 8. 8), the issue concerns a buffer overflow in a print driver installer package named "SSPORT.

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