Novell iPrint Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control IppCreateServerRef() Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020806
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020806
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2436
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 3 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Secunia Research
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Version(s): 4.x prior to 4.38; 5.x prior to 5.08
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Novell iPrint. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will invoke the 'ienipp.ocx' ActiveX control
and trigger a heap overflow in the IppCreateServerRef() function to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will
run with the privileges of the target user.
The vendor was notified on August 25, 2008.
Carsten Eiram of Secunia Research
reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (4.38, 5.08).
The vendor's advisories are available at:
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3q-_lVDVRFI~
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=dv_yn4TOPmQ~
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Vendor URL: www.novell.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:58:46 -0400
Subject: Novell iPrint
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http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-33/advisory/
CVE-2008-2436
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