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Novell iPrint Client Date/Time Parsing Buffer Overflow

Novell iPrint Client Date/Time Parsing Buffer Overflow
Posted Dec 8, 2009
Authored by Carsten Eiram | Site secunia.com

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Novell iPrint Client, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error in the parsing of certain time information and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via overly long strings passed to certain parameters and methods. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. views a malicious web page.

tags | advisory, web, overflow, arbitrary
advisories | CVE-2009-1569
SHA-256 | eda12f9edd3a280e8c371650a98aa6cb2763e17eee0ae0743c3b314aac748bbf

Novell iPrint Client Date/Time Parsing Buffer Overflow

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Secunia Research 08/12/2009

- Novell iPrint Client Date/Time Parsing Buffer Overflow -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10

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1) Affected Software

* Novell iPrint Client 4.38
* Novell iPrint Client 5.30

NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity

Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System compromise
Where: Remote

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3) Vendor's Description of Software

"Novell iPrint extends print services securely across multiple
networks and operating systems. Using proven Internet technologies,
iPrint transforms your Novell Distributed Print Services™ (NDPS®)
printers into Net-enabled printers, making all your printing resources
instantly accessible with a Web browser and a few mouse clicks".

Product Link:
http://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/iprint.html

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4) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Novell iPrint
Client, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error in the parsing of
certain time information and can be exploited to cause a stack-based
buffer overflow via overly long strings passed to certain parameters
and methods.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user
e.g. views a malicious web page.

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5) Solution

Update to version 5.32.

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6) Time Table

04/11/2009 - Vendor notified.
09/11/2009 - Vendor notified (2nd attempt).
09/11/2009 - Vendor response.
08/12/2009 - Public disclosure.

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7) Credits

Discovered by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.

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8) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-1569 for the vulnerability.

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9) About Secunia

Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:

http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/

Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.

http://secunia.com/advisories/

Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:

http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/

Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:

http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/

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10) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-44/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

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