Advisory Details

October 26th, 2011

Novell iPrint Client nipplib.dll GetDriverSettings Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2011-3173
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	iPrint
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['11719']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell iPrint Client. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the nipplib.dll component. When handling the exposed method GetDriverSettings the application assembles a string for logging consisting of the hostname/port provided as a parameter. When building this message the process will blindly copy user supplied data into a fixed-length buffer on the stack. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the browser.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=bSpj4nhVEZ0~
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-07-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2011-10-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	gwslabs.com Anonymous

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