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title: "CVE-2008-2431: Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint… | CubePath"
description: "Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the Novell iPrint ActiveX…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2431
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# CVE-2008-2431: Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint… | CubePath

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the Novell iPrint ActiveX control (aka ienipp.ocx) with (1) a long third argument to the GetDriverFile method; a long first argument to the (2) GetPrinterURLList or (3) GetPrinterURLList2 method; (4) a long argument to the GetFileList method; a long argument to the (5) GetServerVersion, (6) GetResourceList, or (7) DeleteResource method, related to nipplib.dll; a long uploadPath argument to the (8) UploadPrinterDriver or (9) UploadResource method, related to URIs; (10) a long seventh argument to the UploadResource method; a long string in the (11) second, (12) third, or (13) fourth argument to the GetDriverSettings method, related to the IppGetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll; or (14) a long eighth argument to the UploadResourceToRMS method.

Official description from the CVE record, published by flexera. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2431)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.51053 (51.1% probability)

Percentile

98.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [secunia.com/secunia\_research/2008-27/advisory](http://secunia.com/secunia%5Fresearch/2008-27/advisory/)
- [30667](http://secunia.com/advisories/30667)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [novell-iprint-getdriverfile-bo(44616)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44616)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [30813](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30813)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved May 27, 2008
2. Record published Nov 26, 2008
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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