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CVE-2011-3173

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

• Novell Iprint Open Enterprise Server 2: all versions

References

• http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117030.html
• http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117031.html
• http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7009676
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-309/
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707730
• http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117030.html
• http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5117031.html
• http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7009676
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-309/
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707730

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