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Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26238
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Release Date:
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2007-07-27
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Last Update:
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2008-02-14
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Popularity:
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8,760 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP 4.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA179 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6701
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell Client, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within NWSPOOL.DLL when processing arguments passed to certain RPC requests. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RPC request with overly long arguments.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in Novell Client v4.91 SP4 for Windows 2000/XP/2003.
Solution:
Apply patch.
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=35u0-_z6wT8~
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported via ZDI.
Changelog:
2007-08-07: Updated advisory based on additional information from ZDI.
2008-02-14: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Novell:
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readme...ment/patchbuilder/readme_5005400.html
ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-045.html
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