# CVE-2011-4186: Heap-based buffer overflow in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client before 5.78 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-02-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client before 5.78 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted client-file-name parameter in a printer-url, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1705.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7008708
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7010145

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