Buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Server in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES2) through…
Priority LOW 38CWE-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
Buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Server in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES2) through SP3 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted attributes-natural-language field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02988 87th 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:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 sp1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 sp2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 sp3 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 sp3 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4hv-jwvq-877w
References
More Novell Open Enterprise Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-00715 Stack-based buffer overflow in the pam_micasa PAM authentication module in CASA on Novell… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00572 Directory traversal vulnerability in iPrint in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 SP1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00580 Unspecified vulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 SP1 before Scheduled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-04774 nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2011-4194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4hv-jwvq-877w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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