Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:45258

Info

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 45258
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-3920
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 08 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 08 2010 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Epson LP-S9000 4.1.11hc
Epson LP-S9000 4.1.11fc
Epson LP-S9000 4.1.0hc
Epson LP-S9000 4.1.0fc
Epson LP-S7100 4.1.7hi
Epson LP-S7100 4.1.7fi
Epson LP-S7100 4.1.0hi
Epson LP-S7100 4.1.0fi
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 printers are prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on affected devices.

The following driver versions are vulnerable:

LP-S7100 4.1.0fi through 4.1.7fi and 4.1.0hi through 4.1.7hi
LP-S9000 4.1.0fc through 4.1.11fc and 4.1.0hc through 4.1.11hc

Exploit / POC

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers require local interactive access to an affected device and can exploit this issue with readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor patch is available. Please see the reference for more details.

References

Epson LP-S7100 / LP-S9000 Insecure Default Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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