CVE-2024-51982 (CVSS 7.5)

Description

An unauthenticated attacker who can connect to TCP port 9100 can issue a Printer Job Language (PJL) command that will crash the target device. The device will reboot, after which the attacker can reissue the command to repeatedly crash the device. A malformed PJL variable FORMLINES is set to a non number value causing the target to crash.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1286 CWE-1286

References

Other References

https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdf https://github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100846_000 https://www.fujifilm.com/fbglobal/eng/company/news/notice/2025/0625_announce.html https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed https://www.ricoh.com/products/security/vulnerabilities/vul?id=ricoh-2025-000007 https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-51982? +

An unauthenticated attacker who can connect to TCP port 9100 can issue a Printer Job Language (PJL) command that will crash the target device. The device will reboot, after which the attacker can reissue the command to repeatedly crash the device. A malformed PJL variable FORMLINES is set to a non number value causing the target to crash. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-51982? +

CVE-2024-51982 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-51982? +

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