Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll in the…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll in the iPrint client in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (aka OES2) SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) hostname or (2) port field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04831 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68w9-9jf4-v89p
References
Other 5
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117031.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707730
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-309/
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117030.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7009676
Sources
- CVE-2011-3173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-68w9-9jf4-v89p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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