Buffer overflow in the GetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client before 5.78 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long realm field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3173
Published Feb 20, 2012
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
Buffer overflow in the GetDriverSettings function in nipplib.dll in Novell iPrint Client before 5.78 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long realm field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3173.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.74
- 4.26
- 4.27
- 4.28
- 4.30
- 4.32
- 4.34
- 4.36
- 4.38
- 5.04
- 5.12
- 5.20b
- 5.30
- 5.32
- 5.40
- 5.42
- 5.44
- 5.50
- 5.52
- 5.56
- 5.60
- 5.64
- 5.68
- 5.72
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03999) | 90.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04045) | 89.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 17.30% (0.17299) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 21.23% (0.21231) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 24.01% (0.24012) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 27.72% (0.27718) | 95.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.37% (0.31371) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 29.16% (0.29161) | 96.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 85.45% (0.85447) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 3.46% (0.03460) | 91.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03325) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 3.71% (0.03708) | 91.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.77% (0.03767) | 91.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 85.45% (0.85447) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 86.94% (0.86940) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.75% (0.08754) | 93.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | 8.75% (0.08754) | 93.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 6, 2022 | 9.70% (0.09695) | 93.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.78% (0.10781) | 94.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.78% (0.10781) | 87.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7008708 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7010143 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7008708 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7010143 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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