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CVE-2008-2431· NVD / CVE Program· CNA flexera

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the Novell iPrint

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the Novell iPrint ActiveX control (aka ienipp.ocx) with (1) a long third argument to the GetDriverFile method; a long first argument to the (2) GetPrinterURLList or (3) GetPrinterURLList2 method; (4) a long argument to the GetFileList method; a long argument to the (5) GetServerVersion, (6) GetResourceList, or (7) DeleteResource method, related to nipplib.dll; a long uploadPath argument to the (8) UploadPrinterDriver or (9) UploadResource method, related to URIs; (10) a long seventh argument to the UploadResource method; a long string in the (11) second, (12) third, or (13) fourth argument to the GetDriverSettings method, related to the IppGetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll; or (14) a long eighth argument to the UploadResourceToRMS method.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Nov 25, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
51.1% · 99th percentile
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Action score

52

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
15 / 30 · 51.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
novelliprint

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • novell iprintup to 5.04 inclusive
  • novell iprint4.26
  • novell iprint4.27
  • novell iprint4.28
  • novell iprint4.30
  • novell iprint4.32
  • novell iprint4.34
  • novell iprint4.36
  • novell iprint4.38

Same product

novell: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2008-0935Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell iPrint Control ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client before 4.34 allows remote att
    60This week
  • CVE-2010-3106The ienipp.ocx ActiveX control in the browser plugin in Novell iPrint Client before 5.42 does not properly validate the debug parameter, whi
    48Plan
  • CVE-2010-1527Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Client before 5.44 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long call-back-url p
    48Plan
  • CVE-2009-1569Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client 4.38, 5.30, and possibly other versions before 5.32 allow remote attackers to
    48Plan
  • CVE-2013-1091Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Client before 5.90 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-0411Unspecified vulnerability in Novell iPrint Client before 5.82 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an op-client-interface-v
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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