Service Notice: Vulnerability Remediation for Certain Printer Drivers for Production Printers, Office/Small Office Multifunction Printers and Laser Printers

Description:

Out-of-bounds vulnerability was found in certain printer drivers for production printers, office/small office multifunction printers and laser printers that may prevent printing and/or potentially be able to execute arbitrary code when the print is processed by a malicious application.

Affected Printer Drivers:

  • Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver – V3.12 and earlier
  • Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
  • Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
  • Generic Plus PS Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
  • Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver– V3.12 and earlier

CVE/CVSS:

CVE-2025-1268:

Out-of-bounds vulnerability in EMF Recode processing of Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver / Generic Plus PS Printer Driver / Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver / CVSS v3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Base Score: 9.4

Remediation:

Please check the websites of your local Canon sales representatives for the latest printer driver. We advise that our customers install the latest printer drivers available.

Thank you to Microsoft Offensive Research and Security Engineering Team (MORSE) for reporting this vulnerability.

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