Authenticated code execution via printer-driver heap overflow
Published Jul 11, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows PostScript and PCL6 class printer drivers allows remote authenticated users to execute code. Microsoft identifies the affected parser classes but has not disclosed the routine or malformed print-data operation that overruns the heap allocation. Network access with low privileges is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code and can compromise the affected host.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows PostScript and PCL6 class printer drivers allows remote authenticated users to execute code. Microsoft identifies the affected parser classes but has not disclosed the routine or malformed print-data operation that overruns the heap allocation. Network access with low privileges is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code and can compromise the affected host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-35302
- Published
- Jul 11, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 28, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-122
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20048
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