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TI-2008-02331 Aliases CVE-2008-2431GHSA-48j5-7r9f-qmwc

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to…

Priority HIGH 71CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.51053 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.04VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.26VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.27VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.28VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.30VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.32VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.34VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.36VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.38VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.04 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.26 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.27 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.28 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.30 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.32 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.34 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.36 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.38 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2431
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48j5-7r9f-qmwc

References

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  • TI-2008-00898 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell iPrint Control ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02968 The ienipp.ocx ActiveX control in the browser plugin in Novell iPrint Client before 5.42… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-01485 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client 4.38, 5.30, and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-01476 Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Client before 5.44 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00944 Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Client before 5.90 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-00375 Unspecified vulnerability in Novell iPrint Client before 5.82 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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