# CVE-2022-23968: Xerox VersaLink devices on specific versions of firmware before 2022-01-26 allow remote attackers to brick the device via a crafted TIFF fil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Xerox VersaLink devices on specific versions of firmware before 2022-01-26 allow remote attackers to brick the device via a crafted TIFF file in an unauthenticated HTTP POST request. There is a permanent denial of service because image parsing causes a reboot, but image parsing is restarted as soon as the boot process finishes. However, this boot loop can be resolved by a field technician. The TIFF file must have an incomplete Image Directory. Affected firmware versions include xx.42.01 and xx.50.61. NOTE: the 2022-01-24 NeoSmart article included "believed to affect all previous and later versions as of the date of this posting" but a 2022-01-26 vendor statement reports "the latest versions of firmware are not vulnerable to this issue."

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## References

- https://neosmart.net/blog/2022/xerox-vulnerability-allows-unauthenticated-network-users-to-remotely-brick-printers/
- https://twitter.com/mqudsi/status/1485756915187695618

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