CVE-2011-1705 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the nipplib.dll component of Novell iPrint Client versions prior to 5.64. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending a specially crafted client-file-name parameter within a printer-url. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only medium attack complexity and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score indicates a moderate likelihood of exploitation, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog, suggesting no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.60CPE 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.