Brother DCP-J132W Printers Denial of Service (CVE-2017-12568)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503370

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Denial of Service vulnerability in Debut embedded httpd 1.20 in Brother DCP-J132W (and probably other DCP models) allows remote attackers to hang the printer (disrupting its network connection) by sending a large amount of HTTP packets.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 503370

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/23/2025

Updated: 10/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12568

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:brother:dcp-j132w_firmware:1.20

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Brother

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12568

Detections

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