Check Point Advisories

Novell iPrint Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-2431)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-0475
Date Published:	26 Nov 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-2431
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell iPrint 5.04 and prior Novell iPrint 4.26 Novell iPrint 4.27 Novell iPrint 4.28 Novell iPrint 4.30 Novell iPrint 4.32 Novell iPrint 4.34 Novell iPrint 4.36 Novell iPrint 4.38
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Novell iPrint. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Novell iPrint Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-2431) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Novell NMAP Protocol Violation.
Attack Information: Novell iPrint Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-2431)