What is CVE-2023-29984?

CVE-2023-29984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Dcp-1610w, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-29984?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Brother Dcp-1610w

CVE-2023-29984

Null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in multiple vendors MFPs and printers which implement Debut web server 1.2 or 1.3. Processing a specially crafted request may lead an affected product to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the detailed information provided by each vendor.

Published 2023-07-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93767756/index.html (Third Party Advisory)
www.fujifilm.com/fbglobal/eng/company/news/notice/2023/browser_announce.html (Vendor Advisory)
support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx
support.brother.com/g/s/security/en/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29984?: CVE-2023-29984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Dcp-1610w, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-29984?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.