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Novell iPrint Server LPD Code Execution Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 11 Feb 2011 17:46 Release Date: 11 Feb 2011 6347 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Servers - Other Servers

TYPE: Other Servers

A vulnerability has been identified in Novell iPrint for Linux Open Enterprise Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in LPD when processing malformed data, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Novell iPrint for Linux Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 2
  • Novell iPrint for Linux Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 3

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


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