Novell iPrint up to 5.42 call-back-url memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell iPrint up to 5.42 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument call-back-url leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1527. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint up to 5.42 (Printing Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument call-back-url 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Client before 5.44 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long call-back-url parameter in an op-client-interface-version action.

The weakness was shared 08/23/2010 by Carsten Eiram (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1527. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/26/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed by Abysssec in Python and been published 4 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48407 (Novell iPrint Client < 5.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118421 (Novell iPrint Client Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.42 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11409.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61220), Exploit-DB (15042), Tenable (48407), SecurityFocus (BID 42576†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26958†). The entry VDB-54455 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Abysssec
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Nessus ID: 48407
Nessus Name: Novell iPrint Client < 5.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902098
OpenVAS Name: Novell iPrint Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (windows)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/novell_iprint_callbackurl
Saint Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX control call-back-url buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: novelliprint_callbackurl.rb
MetaSploit Name: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control call-back-url Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iPrint 5.42
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04/26/2010 🔍
08/20/2010 +116 days 🔍
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08/23/2010 +3 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1642 days 🔍
01/26/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54449

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X-Force: 61220
SecurityFocus: 42576 - Novell iPrint Client Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40805
Vulnerability Center: 26958 - Novell iPrint Client \x3C 5.44 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/26/2025 03:23
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (73), 03/03/2017 09:49 (19), 09/23/2021 14:59 (4), 09/23/2021 15:00 (1), 06/17/2024 18:17 (15), 01/26/2025 03:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:95A:103

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