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TI-2009-03021 Aliases CVE-2009-3176GHSA-gxf5-wh5r-8mfp

Buffer overflow in the ActiveX control in Novell iPrint Client 4.38 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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

Buffer overflow in the ActiveX control in Novell iPrint Client 4.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.1, "Novell iPrint Client 4.38 ActiveX exploit." NOTE: as of 20090909, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04076 90th 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:4.38:*:client:*:*:*:*:*4.38VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.38:*:client:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.38 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3176
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxf5-wh5r-8mfp

References

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-2008-02331 Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • 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
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Sources

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