Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5231 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Novell Iprint

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
novell
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idNOVELL_IPRINT_ACTIVEX_MULTIPLE_VULNS.NASL
descriptionNovell iPrint Client is installed on the remote host. An ActiveX control included with Novell iPrint Client is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. - Vulnerabilities affecting GetDriverFile(), GetDriverSettings() GetPrinterURLList(), GetFileList(), GetServerVersion(), UploadResource(), ExecuteRequest(), UploadResource(), and UploadResourceToRMS() methods in
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id34049
published2008-08-26
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34049
titleNovell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities

Saint

bid30813
descriptionNovell iPrint ActiveX control GetDriverFile buffer overflow
idprinter_novelliprtax
osvdb51684
titlenovell_iprint_activex_getdriverfile
typeclient