What is CVE-2017-12568?

CVE-2017-12568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Dcp-J132w. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-12568?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Brother Dcp-J132w

CVE-2017-12568

Denial of Service vulnerability in Debut embedded httpd 1.20 in Brother DCP-J132W (and probably other DCP models) allows remote attackers to hang the printer (disrupting its network connection) by sending a large amount of HTTP packets.

Published 2017-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Brother Dcp-J132w
Brother Dcp-J132w Firmware — versions 1.20

References

gist.github.com/tipilu/53f142466507b2ef4c8ceb08d22d1278 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12568?: CVE-2017-12568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Dcp-J132w. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-12568?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.