Is CVE-2020-6923 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-6923 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-6923?

CVE-2020-6923 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-6923?

CVE-2020-6923 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6923?

Upgrade hplip on debian 11 to 3.20.9+dfsg0-3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-6923

MEDIUM

5.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software may potentially be affected by memory buffer overflow.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

hplipDebian

Fixed in:3.20.9+dfsg0-3CVE-2020-6923

hplipUbuntu

Fixed in:3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1USN-7202-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

support.hp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-19.