CVE-1999-1062
Hp Jetdirect — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.4%
- Published: 1997-10-04T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Hp
- Products: Jetdirect
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, allow remote attackers to bypass print filters by directly sending PostScript documents to TCP ports 9099 and 9100.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
- CVE-1999-1324 (CVSS 9.8)
- CVE-1999-0038 (CVSS 8.4)
- CVE-1999-0022 (CVSS 7.8)
- CVE-1999-1238 (no score)
- CVE-1999-1408 (no score)
- CVE-1999-0353 (no score)
- CVE-1999-0246 (no score)
- CVE-1999-1062 (no score)
- CVE-1999-0696 (no score)
- CVE-1999-0517 (no score)
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How to fix CVE-1999-1062
CVE-1999-1062 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Hp Jetdirect.
Description: HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, allow remote attackers to bypass print filters by directly sending PostScript documents to TCP ports 9099 and 9100. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1324 (CVSS 9.8)CVE-1999-0038 (CVSS 8.4)CVE-1999-0022 (CVSS 7.8)CVE-1999-1238 (no score)CVE-1999-1408 (no score)CVE-1999-0353 (no score)CVE-1999-0246 (no score)CVE-1999-1062 (no score)CVE-1999-0696 (no […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Jetdirect
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, allow remote attackers to bypass print filters by directly sending PostScript documents to TCP ports 9099 and 9100. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1324 (CVSS 9.8)CVE-1999-0038 (CVSS 8.4)CVE-1999-0022 (CVSS 7.8)CVE-1999-1238 (no score)CVE-1999-1408 (no score)CVE-1999-0353 (no score)CVE-1999-0246 (no score)CVE-1999-1062 (no score)CVE-1999-0696 (no […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Jetdirect
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 04, 1997
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
No explicit mitigation/advisory links found in references.