Novell iPrint up to 5.60 nipplib.dll profile-name memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function in the library nipplib.dll. Executing a manipulation of the argument profile-name can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1701. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iPrint (Printing Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library nipplib.dll. The manipulation of the argument profile-name 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client before 5.64 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted profile-name parameter in a printer-url.

The weakness was released 06/09/2011 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1701 since 04/15/2011. 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 11/08/2021). 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 54988 (Novell iPrint Client < 5.64 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 119316 (Novell iPrint Client Multiple Remote Code Execution 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 11175.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67876), Tenable (54988), SecurityFocus (BID 48124†), Secunia (SA44811†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025606†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-57637, VDB-57622, VDB-57621 and VDB-57620. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Printing Software

Vendor

• Novell

Name

• iPrint

Version

• 4.26
• 4.27
• 4.28
• 4.30
• 4.32
• 4.34
• 4.36
• 4.38
• 5.04
• 5.12
• 5.20b
• 5.30
• 5.32
• 5.40
• 5.42
• 5.44
• 5.50
• 5.52
• 5.56
• 5.60

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life

Website

• Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 54988
Nessus Name: Novell iPrint Client < 5.64 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801951
OpenVAS Name: Novell iPrint Client printer-url Multiple BOF Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iPrint 5.42
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2011 🔍
06/06/2011 +52 days 🔍
06/07/2011 +1 days 🔍
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06/09/2011 +2 days 🔍
06/09/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/12/2011 +3 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1380 days 🔍
11/08/2021 +2422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: novell.com
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57616
X-Force: 67876
SecurityFocus: 48124 - Novell iPrint Client Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44811 - Novell iPrint Client Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025606 - Novell iPrint Buffer Overflows in Processing Printer URL Parameters Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 31731 - Novell iPrint Client < 5.64 Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via a Crafted profile-name Parameter, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/08/2021 11:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 03/24/2017 07:10 (17), 11/08/2021 11:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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