Advisory Details

June 27th, 2012

Novell iPrint Client nipplib.dll GetDriverSettings realm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2011-4187
CVSS SCORE	9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
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 ['12404']. 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 in that a target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the exposed GetDriverSettings method in the nipplib component imported by ienipp and npnipp. When encountering a realm parameter this user supplied value's length is not properly verified before copying into a fixed length buffer on the stack. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7010143
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-10-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-06-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	gwslabs.com

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