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Service Notice: Vulnerability Remediation for Certain Printer Drivers for Production Printers, Office/Small Office Multifunction Printers and Laser Printers

Updated: April 17, 2025
Date: March 28, 2025

Thank you for using Canon products.

Out-of-bounds vulnerability was found in certain printer drivers for production printers, office/small office multifunction printers and laser printers that may prevent printing and/or potentially be able to execute arbitrary code when the print is processed by a malicious application.

Affected Printer Drivers:

• Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver – V3.12 and earlier
• Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
• Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
• Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
• Generic Plus PS Printer Driver - V3.12 and earlier
• Generic FAX Printer Driver - V10.65 and earlier

CVE/CVSS:

CVE-2025-1268:
Out-of-bounds vulnerability in EMF Recode processing of Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver / Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver / Generic Plus PS Printer Driver / Generic FAX Printer Driver CVSS v3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Base Score: 9.4

Remediation:

Printer drivers designed to address the issue are available on websites of your local Canon sales representatives. We advise that our customers install the latest printer drivers available.

• Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver – V3.15 and higher
• Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver - V3.15 and higher
• Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver - V3.15 and higher
• Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver - V3.15 and higher
• Generic Plus PS Printer Driver - V3.15 and higher
• Generic FAX Printer Driver - V10.66 and higher

Update History:

• 2025-04-17: Added affected printer drivers (Generic FAX Driver - V10.65 and earlier)
• 2025-03-28: Created

Thank you to Microsoft Offensive Research and Security Engineering Team (MORSE) for reporting this vulnerability.

Contact Information
Should you have any questions about the announcement, please contact the Authorized Service Facility in your area or you may contact the Call Center within your region.