Printers could be security risk
Source: ZDNet
Software packages that allow clients to share printers over a network may be leaving enterprises open to attack
Security experts are warning that many system and network administrators may have overlooked multiple vulnerabilities in several implementations of line printer systems software. Researchers at security organisation Cert said the problems relate to buffer overflow issues that let remote users gain root access to servers.
The vulnerabilities concern software packages known as Internet security scanners and exist in the line printer daemon, which enables various clients to share printers over a network. The vulnerabilities could let intruders gain root privileges and launch denial-of-service attacks through IBM AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD line printers and HP's HP-UX printers.
