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AA-2007.0061 -- [Win] -- Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL buffer overflow vulnerability

Date: 27 July 2007
References: AU-2008.0003

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AA-2007.0061                  AUSCERT Advisory

                                   [Win]
          Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL buffer overflow vulnerability
                               27 July 2007
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and prior
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
Member content until: Friday, August 24 2007

Revision History:  August 7 2007: 3Com ZDI advisory now public
                    July 27 2007: Initial Release


OVERVIEW:

	The Novell Client on Windows is vulnerable to buffer overflows 
	in the NWSPOOL.DLL module, which runs on the client listening
	for RPC requests. Multiple RPC functions are affected.


IMPACT:

	A remote unauthenticated attacker who can send a malicious request 
	to a client computer may execute arbitrary code compromising the 
	systems that have the Novell client installed. 


MITIGATION:

	Novell has released patches fixing this vulnerability: Novell Client 
	4.91 Post-SP4 and 4.91 Post-SP3 Field Test Files [1][2].


REFERENCES:

	[1] Novell Client 4.91 Post-SP4 NWSPOOL.DLL FTF
	    http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=35u0-_z6wT8~

	[2] Novell Client 4.91 Post-SP3 NWSPOOL.DLL FTF
	    http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Z2nNIsn3wjo~

	[3] 3Com ZDI Advisory - ZDI-07-045
	    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-045.html


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