CVE-2017-2742

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Web Jetadmin before 10.4 SR2. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited to create a denial of service.

Published: 2018-01-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-2742 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.58%). EPSS rose +2.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2742

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 0.90% 3.58% +2.69%
2 2025-10-15 0.98% 0.90% -0.08%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.98% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-2742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-2742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-2742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp web_jetadmin <= 10.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:web_jetadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp web_jetadmin 10.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:web_jetadmin:10.4:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-2742

URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038760 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05541534 Patch Vendor Advisory
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