CVE-2008-2436

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client 4.x before 4.38 and 5.x before 5.08 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) GetPrinterURLList, (2) GetPrinterURLList2, or (3) GetFileList2 function in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx.

Affected products

Novell Iprint Client: 4.26, 4.32, 4.35, 4.36, 5.06

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31370
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-33/advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4228
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495940/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30986
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020806
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44853
http://secunia.com/advisories/31370
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-33/advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4228
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495940/100/0/threaded

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