What is CVE-2024-5209?

CVE-2024-5209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Printers, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-5209?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5209 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Lenovo Printers

CVE-2024-5209

A denial-of-service vulnerability was reported in some Lenovo printers that could allow an unauthenticated attacker on a shared network to deny printing capabilities until the system is rebooted.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Lenovo Printers — versions various

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@lenovo.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5209?: CVE-2024-5209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Printers, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-5209?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5209 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.