Novell iPrint up to 5.04 ActiveX Control ienipp.ocx memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint up to 5.04 (Printing Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file ienipp.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
The bug was discovered 08/25/2008. The weakness was released 11/25/2008 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5231 since 11/25/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/22/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34049 (Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6356.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (34049). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 45195 and 45194.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34049
Nessus Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800070
OpenVAS Name: Novell iPrint ActiveX control Stack-based BOF Vulnerability
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: novell.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-5231 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 20323 - Novell iPrint Client <= 5.06 ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution via a Long Target-Frame Option, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30813 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30667 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50688 - Novell iPrint ActiveX control ExecuteRequest() buffer overflow
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/22/2019 17:57
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/22/2019 17:57 (9)
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