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CVE-2013-4615

The Canon MG3100, MG5300, MG6100, MP495, MX340, MX870, MX890, MX920, and MX922 printers allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a crafted LAN_TXT24 parameter to English/pages_MacUS/cgi_lan.cgi followed by a direct request to English/pages_MacUS/lan_set_content.html. NOTE: the vendor has apparently responded by stating "Canon believes that its printers will not have to deal with unauthorized access to the network from an external location as long as the printers are used in a secured environment."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4615 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 9 products from canon, from canon, from canon and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-06-21T21:55:01.057

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	canon	mg3100_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mg5300_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mg6100_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mp340_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mp495_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mx870_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mx890_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mx920_printer	-	Yes
Hardware	canon	mx922_printer	-	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0146.html ([email protected])
http://www.mattandreko.com/2013/06/canon-y-u-no-security.html ([email protected])
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/canon_wireless_printer.rb ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0146.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mattandreko.com/2013/06/canon-y-u-no-security.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/canon_wireless_printer.rb (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For canon's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.