Novell iPrint 4.38 ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell iPrint 4.38 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3176. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint 4.38 (Printing Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 10/01/2008 with VulnDisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3176 since 09/11/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/12/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53271), SecurityFocus (BID 36231†), OSVDB (57922†), Secunia (SA36579†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28810†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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OpenVAS ID: 900852
OpenVAS Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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09/03/2009 +336 days 🔍
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09/11/2009 +6 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1542 days 🔍
03/12/2017 +725 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: VulnDisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49983
X-Force: 53271
SecurityFocus: 36231 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 36579 - Novell iPrint Client Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 57922 - Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Unspecified Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 28810 - Novell iPrint Client 4.38 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/12/2017 08:48
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 03/12/2017 08:48 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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