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TI-2008-02782 Aliases CVE-2008-2908GHSA-2x6f-xp8w-cxqp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-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 stack-based buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client for Windows before 4.36 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long value of the (1) operation, (2) printer-url, or (3) target-frame parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.35423 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.35VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.35 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2908
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x6f-xp8w-cxqp

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2008-00898 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell iPrint Control ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04054 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
  • TI-2008-02336 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

Sources

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