CVE-2010-4267

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hpmud_get_pml function in io/hpmud/pml.c in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7, 3.9.8, 3.10.9, and probably other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response with a large length value.

Published: 2011-01-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4267 is rated Moderate Risk (63.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.81%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4267

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.67% 10.81% +0.14%
2 2026-06-13 10.22% 10.67% +0.45%
3 2025-07-22 10.22%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4267

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4267

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4267

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-4267 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hplip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4267
gentoo high CVE-2010-4267: 1 GLSA(s) (201203-17), 1 atom(s) (net-print/hplip); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-4267
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4267
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4267 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4267

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4267

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4267

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053472.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053474.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/70498
http://secunia.com/advisories/42939 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42956 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43022
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://secunia.com/advisories/43083
http://secunia.com/advisories/43102
http://secunia.com/advisories/48441
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-17.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2152
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:013
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0154.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45833
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024967
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1051-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0136 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0160 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0211
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0228
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0243
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=468455&action=diff
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662740
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64738
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