HP has identified a security vulnerability with the I.R.I.S. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software available with HP PageWide and OfficeJet printer software installations that could potentially allow unauthorized local code execution.

A Buffer Overflow and Information Disclosure issue exists in HP OfficeJet Pro Printers before 001.1937C, and HP PageWide Managed Printers and HP PageWide Pro Printers before 001.1937D exists; A maliciously crafted print file might cause certain HP Inkjet printers to assert. Under certain circumstances, the printer produces a core dump to a local device.