WorkcentreHardware / appliance · Xerox

CVE-2006-6472

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-12-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 14.050.02.000 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The httpd.conf file in Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro before 12.050.03.000, 13.x before 13.050.03.000, and 14.x before 14.050.03.000 configures port 443 to be always active, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
WorkcentreHardware / appliance
Affected:<= 13.050.02.000<= 14.050.02.000

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 14.050.02.000
Vendor patch secunia.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

12.050.03.000 (for 12.x), 13.050.03.000 (for 13.x), or 14.050.03.000 (for 14.x)

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of Xerox WorkCentre or WorkCentre Pro
  2. 2. Based on the current major version (12.x, 13.x, or 14.x), obtain the appropriate upgrade package from Xerox support
  3. 3. Apply the vendor-provided firmware upgrade to reach the fixed version: 12.050.03.000 for 12.x, 13.050.03.000 for 13.x, or 14.050.03.000 for 14.x
  4. 4. After upgrading, verify that the httpd.conf configuration no longer has port 443 configured as always active
  5. 5. Confirm the vulnerability is resolved by reviewing Xerox security bulletin for CVE-2006-6472
Caveat Ensure the upgrade is compatible with any integrated systems or workflows before deployment; older firmware may have limited functionality support

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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