Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
| Vulnerability_id | VCID-vbyu-c94e-pugm |
| Summary | A race condition exists in PaperCut MF when processing badge-swipe data from certain HP multifunction devices. Under specific network conditions involving dropped packets and out-of-order sequence counters, the server may incorrectly process fragmented data chunks. If a sequence reset notification fails to reach the server, the server may reject the initial data chunk while erroneously accepting subsequent chunks before a connection reset completes.
This leads to the registration of a truncated badge ID string. While this typically results in an authentication failure, the vulnerability is compounded in environments utilizing custom badge-ID post-processing scripts. In such configurations, the truncated string may be transformed into a valid ID belonging to a different user, leading to unauthorized session establishment (Incorrect User Login) on the device. |
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Improper Input Validation |
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. |
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition |
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The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. |
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| Severity_range_score | 4.1 - 4.1 |
| Exploitability | null |
| Weighted_severity | null |
| Risk_score | null |
| Resource_url | http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-vbyu-c94e-pugm |