Check Point Advisories

Novell Client nwspool.dll EnumPrinters Function Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-0639)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2988
Date Published:	2 Dec 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 02 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2008-0639
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP2 Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP3 Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Novel Client for Windows.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to lack of boundary protection while processing RPC requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition or inject and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable host with System-level privileges.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Novell Client nwspool.dll EnumPrinters Function Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: Novell Client nwspool.dll EnumPrinters Function Stack Buffer Overflow