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CVE-2008-5231

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 an…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

  • secunia.com /secunia_research/2008-27/advisory/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30667 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/30813 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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