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[Full-disclosure] Secunia Research: Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control "GetFileList()" Information Disclosure
From: Secunia Research <remove-vuln_at_nospam>Date: Mon Aug 25 2008 - 12:14:22 GMT
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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.
2) Severity
Rating: Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Remote
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
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.
5) Solution
Update to version 5.06.
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.
7) Credits
Discovered by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned CVE-2008-2432 for the vulnerability.
9) About Secunia
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- Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-30/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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