Columbia University researchers say they’ve discovered a new class of computer security flaws that could impact millions of businesses, consumers, and even government agencies. The researchers described the flaw in a private briefing for federal agencies two weeks ago. Hewlett-Packard says it is still reviewing details of the vulnerability, but generally disputes the researchers’ characterization of the flaw as widespread. HP says it takes this very seriously, but initial research suggests the likelihood that the vulnerability can be exploited in the real world is low in most cases.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/11/millions-of-printers-open-to.html