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A Vulnerability in HP, Xerox, and Samsung Printer Drivers Could Allow Attackers to Gain Administrator Rights on a System
Center for Internet Security - Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center www.cisecurity.org
HP, Xerox and Samsung drivers which could result in local privilege escalation. A printer driver is a piece of system software that allows your computer to interact with your printer. This vulnerability specifically deals with an old printer driver from 2005 called SSPORT.SYS which affects hundreds of millions of devices and millions of users worldwide. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability might allow attachers to potentially install programs, view change, encrypt or delete data, or create new accounts with full user …
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