# CVE-2008-2436: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client 4.x before 4.38 and 5.x befor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IppCreateServerRef function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client 4.x before 4.38 and 5.x before 5.08 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) GetPrinterURLList, (2) GetPrinterURLList2, or (3) GetFileList2 function in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4228
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020806
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-33/advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44853
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495940/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30986
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2481
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31370

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