CVE-2008-2908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client for Windows before 4.36 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long value of the (1) operation, (2) printer-url, or (3) target-frame parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-06-30

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 70.3% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.70256.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30709
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5028061.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/145313
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020303
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1837/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43085

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Iprint Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-30T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:33.349Z

Reserved: 2008-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2908

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-30T18:24:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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