Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-94Published · 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-94.
Summary
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client 4.x before 4.38 and 5.x before 5.08 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) GetPrinterURLList, (2) GetPrinterURLList2, or (3) GetFileList2 function in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04883 92nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.26:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 4.26 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.32:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 4.32 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.35:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 4.35 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.36:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 4.36 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:5.06:*:vista:*:*:*:*:* | 5.06 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.26:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.26 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.32:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.32 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.35:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.35 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:4.36:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.36 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:5.06:*:vista:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.06 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96v9-mjjm-c4c5
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Novell Iprint Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00898 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell iPrint Control ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-02782 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-04054 Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01484 Stack-based buffer overflow in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.30, and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-2436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96v9-mjjm-c4c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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