CVE-2016-1896

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1896
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-27 05:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.049, and YK before YK.02.049 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging incorrect detection of the security-jumper status.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-254 | CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Lexmark C4150 All All All All
Hardware Lexmark C6160 All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs720de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs720dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs725de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs725dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs820de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs820dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cs820dtfe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx725de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx725dhe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx725dthe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx820de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx820dtfe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx825de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx825dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx825dtfe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx860de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx860dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Cx860dtfe All All All All
Operating System Lexmark Printer Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lexmark Printer Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lexmark Printer Firmware All All All All
Operating System Lexmark Printer Firmware All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc4150 All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc6152de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc6152dtfe All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc8155de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc8155dte All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc8160de All All All All
Hardware Lexmark Xc8160dte All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Lexmark Security Advisory: Race Condition During Initialization (CVE-2016-1896) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lexmark.com Vendor Advisory
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