Novell iPrint ActiveX control GetDriverFile() buffer overflow
| novell-iprint-getdriverfile-bo (44616) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Novell iPrint ActiveX control (ienipp.ocx) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string as the third argument to the GetDriverFile() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the user or cause the victim's browser to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Novell iPrint Client (5.06 or later), available from the Novell Downloads Web site. See References.
References:
- Novell Downloads Web site: Novell iPrint Client for Windows Vista 5.06.
- Novell iPrint Wiki Web site: IPrint.
- Secunia Research 25/08/2008: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflows. (CVE-2008-2431)
- BID-30813: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2431: Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the Novell iPrint ActiveX control (aka ienipp.ocx) with (1) a long third argument to the GetDriverFile method; a long first argument to the (2) GetPrinterURLList or (3) GetPrinterURLList2 method; (4) a long argument to the GetFileList method; a long argument to the (5) GetServerVersion, (6) GetResourceList, or (7) DeleteResource method, related to nipplib.dll; a long uploadPath argument to the (8) UploadPrinterDriver or (9) UploadResource method, related to URIs; (10) a long seventh argument to the UploadResource method; a long string in the (11) second, (12) third, or (13) fourth argument to the GetDriverSettings method, related to the IppGetDriverSettings function in
- SA30667: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Novell iPrint Client 4.36
- Novell iPrint Client 5.04
Reported:
Aug 25, 2008
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