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Criminals can compromise company networks by sending malicious faxes
2018-08-13 12:37

Check Point has revealed details about the two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-5924, CVE-2018-5925) it discovered in the communication protocols used in tens of millions of fax devices globally. A fax number is all an attacker needs to exploit the flaws, and potentially seize control of a company or home network. The Check Point research demonstrated the vulnerabilities in the popular HP Officejet Pro All-in-One fax printers. The same protocols are also used by … More → The post Criminals can compromise company networks by sending malicious faxes appeared first on Help Net Security.


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