ubuntu-cve-2020-6923
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-12-19 19:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:39
Summary
Details

The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.

Severity
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "hpijs-ppds",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-data",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libhpmud0",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsane-hpaio",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpcups",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpijs",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-postscript-hp",
            "binary_version": "3.16.3+repack0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "hplip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/hplip@3.16.3+repack0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.15.7-0ubuntu4",
        "3.15.7-0ubuntu5",
        "3.15.11-0ubuntu1",
        "3.15.11+repack0-1",
        "3.15.11+repack0-1ubuntu1",
        "3.16.2+repack0-1",
        "3.16.2+repack0-1ubuntu1",
        "3.16.2+repack0-3",
        "3.16.3+repack0-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "hpijs-ppds",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-data",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libhpmud0",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsane-hpaio",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpcups",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpijs",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-postscript-hp",
            "binary_version": "3.17.10+repack0-5"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "hplip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/hplip@3.17.10+repack0-5?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.17.7+repack0-3",
        "3.17.10+repack0-1",
        "3.17.10+repack0-2",
        "3.17.10+repack0-3",
        "3.17.10+repack0-4",
        "3.17.10+repack0-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "hpijs-ppds",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-data",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "hplip-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libhpmud0",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsane-hpaio",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpcups",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-hpijs",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "printer-driver-postscript-hp",
            "binary_version": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "hplip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/hplip@3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.19.6+dfsg0-1ubuntu1",
        "3.19.8+dfsg0-7",
        "3.19.11+dfsg0-1",
        "3.19.12+dfsg0-1",
        "3.19.12+dfsg0-2",
        "3.19.12+dfsg0-3",
        "3.19.12+dfsg0-3ubuntu1",
        "3.19.12+dfsg0-4ubuntu1",
        "3.20.3+dfsg0-1",
        "3.20.3+dfsg0-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6923",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:39:19Z",
  "published": "2024-12-19T19:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6923"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6923"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06927115"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-074-hplip/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7202-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7202-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-6923"
  ]
}



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