CVE-2024-45062: openprinting ippusbxd_firmware Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-45062 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in openprinting ippusbxd_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 19-08-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-11-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A stack based buffer overflow vulnerability is present in OpenPrinting ippusbxd 1.34. A specially configured printer that supports IPP-over-USB can cause a buffer overflow which can lead to a arbitrary code execution in a privileged service. To trigger the vulnerability, a malicious device would need to be connected to the vulnerable system over USB.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).