Buffer overflow in Novell Iprint

CVE-2009-3176

Buffer overflow in the ActiveX control in Novell iPrint Client 4.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.1, "Novell iPrint Client 4.38 ActiveX exploit." NOTE: as of 20090909, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.041 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Novell Iprint — versions 4.38
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)