dbcve.org
Futuresmart FirmwareOperating system · Hp

CVE-2016-2244

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-03-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.7 or later.
See remediation →
68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
HP LaserJet printers and MFPs and OfficeJet Enterprise printers with firmware before 3.7.01 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified 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.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

HP LaserJet printers, MFPs, and OfficeJet Enterprise printers running firmware versions prior to 3.7.01 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information through unspecified vectors.

MitigationUpdate affected printer firmware to version 3.7.01 or later to remediate the vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Futuresmart FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 3.7

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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify printer model
    Access the printer's embedded web server (EWS) by entering the printer's IP address in a browser, or check the printer control panel for model information. Confirm the device is an HP LaserJet, LaserJet MFP, or OfficeJet Enterprise printer.
    Affected if Printer model is not HP LaserJet, LaserJet MFP, or OfficeJet Enterprise
  2. Retrieve firmware version
    In the printer's embedded web server, navigate to the General or Information tab and locate the Firmware Version or Runtime Firmware field. Alternatively, access the printer control panel and go to Settings or Setup > Printer Information to view the firmware version.
    Affected if Unable to retrieve the firmware version from the printer
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Compare the installed firmware version against the affected range. Versions prior to 3.7.01 are vulnerable (including 3.7, 3.6.x, 3.5.x, and earlier). Note that version 3.7.01 and later are not affected.
    Affected if Installed firmware version is less than 3.7.01 (any version 3.7 or earlier)

The environment is affected if the printer is an HP LaserJet, LaserJet MFP, or OfficeJet Enterprise running firmware version 3.7 or earlier.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 3.7
Interim mitigation

Update affected printer firmware to version 3.7.01 or later to remediate the vulnerability.

Fix this in Futuresmart Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
Get the upgrade done

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,600.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2016-2244 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-2244 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data