# CVE-2018-17944: On certain Lexmark devices that communicate with an LDAP or SMTP server, a malicious administrator can discover LDAP or SMTP credentials by

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

On certain Lexmark devices that communicate with an LDAP or SMTP server, a malicious administrator can discover LDAP or SMTP credentials by changing that server's hostname to one that they control, and then capturing the credentials that are sent there. This occurs because stored credentials are not automatically deleted upon that type of hostname change.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE909

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