CVE-2008-5231 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control (ienipp.ocx) affecting Novell iPrint Client version 5.06 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long target-frame option value within the ExecuteRequest method. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.