RCE in Novell Iprint Client
CVE-2008-2436
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client 4.x before 4.38 and 5.x before 5.08 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) GetPrinterURLList, (2) GetPrinterURLList2, or (3) GetFileList2 function in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Iprint Client — versions 4.26, 4.32, 4.35
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4228 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-33/advisory (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44853 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495940/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30986 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2481 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31370 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)