CVE-2008-5231
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
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What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
- Record
CVE-2008-5231- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
- Record
CVE-2008-5231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5208 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65qw-rh6m-rvj5 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.
- Record
GHSA-65qw-rh6m-rvj5- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5231 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Novell Iprint, published November 26, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.03%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.