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AU-2008.0003 -- AusCERT Update - [Win] - Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL buffer overflow vulnerability

Date: 15 February 2008
References: AA-2007.0061

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AusCERT Update AU-2008.0003 - [Win]
Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL buffer overflow vulnerability
15 February 2008        AusCERT Update Summary
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Product:              Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and prior
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Administrator Compromise
                      Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-0639 CVE-2007-6701
Member content until: Wednesday, March 12 2008

Ref:                  AA-2007.0061

Revision History:     February 15 2008: Added CVE
                      February 13 2008: Initial Release


OVERVIEW:

        The Novell Client on Windows is vulnerable to buffer overflows in
        the NWSPOOL.DLL module. This module runs on the Windows system
        listening for RPC requests.


DETAILS:

        A remote unauthenticated attacker who can send a malicious request
        to a client computer with a vulnerable version of the Novell
        client installed could execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

        This vulnerability bypasses the fix described in AA-2007.0061. [1]


MITIGATION:

        Novell has released patches fixing this vulnerability. [2]


REFERENCES:

        [1] ZDI-08-005 Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL EnumPrinters Stack Overflow
            Vulnerability
            http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html

        [2] Novell Client 4.91 Post-SP2/3/4 NWSPOOL.DLL 2
            http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~


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