Novell iPrint up to 5.04 ActiveX Control ienipp.ocx IppGetDriverSettings eighth memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Novell iPrint up to 5.04. The affected element is the function IppGetDriverSettings in the library nipplib.dll of the file ienipp.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation of the argument eighth leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2431. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint up to 5.04 (Printing Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function IppGetDriverSettings in the library nipplib.dll of the file ienipp.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument eighth with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 nipplib.dll; or (14) a long eighth argument to the UploadResourceToRMS method.

The bug was discovered 08/25/2008. The weakness was shared 11/25/2008 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2431 since 05/27/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2025). 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115921 (Novell iPrint Client "IppCreateServerRef()" Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.28 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 databases at X-Force (44616), Tenable (34049), SecurityFocus (BID 30813†), OSVDB (51684†) and Secunia (SA30667†). The entries VDB-45196 and VDB-45195 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34049
Nessus Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900040
OpenVAS Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/novell_iprint_activex_getdriverfile
Saint Name: Novell iPrint ActiveX control GetDriverFile buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iPrint 4.28
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45194
X-Force: 44616
SecurityFocus: 30813 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30667 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 51684 - Novell iPrint ActiveX control UploadPrinterDriver() and UploadResource() buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 19337 - Novell iPrint 4.36 and 5.04 ActiveX Control Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflows, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/29/2025 12:38
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (92), 08/16/2019 09:52 (4), 05/29/2025 12:38 (19)
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