Secunia Research: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control "GetFileList()" Information Disclosure
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Secunia Research 25/08/2008
- Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control -
- "GetFileList()" Information Disclosure -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Novell iPrint Client 4.36
* Novell iPrint Client for Windows Vista 5.04
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Neither you nor your users have time to devote to a complex printing
environment. That's why Novell iPrint extends print services securely
across multiple networks and operating systems. Using proven Internet
technologies, iPrint transforms your Novell Distributed Print
Services? (NDPS®) printers into Net-enabled printers, making all your
printing resources instantly accessible with a Web browser and a few
mouse clicks".
Product Link:
http://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/iprint.html
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a security issue in Novell iPrint
Client, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge
of potentially sensitive information.
The insecure "GetFileList()" method returns a list of images (".jpg",
".jpeg", ".gif", and ".bmp") in a directory specified as argument to
the method. This can be exploited to gain knowledge of any image file
names in arbitrary directories on a user's system, including e.g. the
user's "My Pictures" / "Pictures" folder without knowledge of the
user's username.
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5) Solution
Update to version 5.06.
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6) Time Table
20/06/2008 - Vendor notified.
23/06/2008 - Vendor response.
07/07/2008 - Vendor reports that vulnerability has been addressed.
08/07/2008 - Vendor provides new version for testing.
08/07/2008 - Vendor informed that vulnerability is not fixed.
10/07/2008 - Details on vulnerability forwarded.
21/07/2008 - Vendor reports that vulnerability was missed and that a
new tracking number will be generated.
22/08/2008 - Vendor issues fixed version for Vista.
25/08/2008 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-2432 for the vulnerability.
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-30/
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