Advisory Details

June 6th, 2011

Novell iPrint nipplib.dll profile-name Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-11-174
ZDI-CAN-1128

CVE ID CVE-2011-1701
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 ['11175']. 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 component which is used by both the ActiveX and Netscape compatible browser plugins. When handling the profile-name parameter from the user specified printer-url the process blindly copies user supplied data into a fixed-length buffer on the heap. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the browser.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

The fix has been documented as
7008723: Security Vulnerability - Novell iPrint nipplib.dll profile-name Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7008723


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2011-04-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2011-06-06 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Ivan Rodriguez Almuina
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