CVE-2008-2432
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInsecure method vulnerability in the GetFileList method in an unspecified ActiveX control in Novell iPrint Client before 5.06 allows remote attackers to list the image files in an arbitrary directory via a directory name in the argument.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn insecure GetFileList method in the Novell iPrint Client ActiveX control before version 5.06 allows remote attackers to enumerate image files in arbitrary directories by supplying a directory path as an argument, resulting in unauthenticated information disclosure.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.04= 4.26= 4.27= 4.28= 4.30= 4.32= 4.34= 4.36= 4.38CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate installed Novell iPrint Client versionOpen Windows Control Panel, go to Programs and Features (or Add/Remove Programs), and search for 'Novell iPrint' in the installed software list. Note the version number shown.Affected if The installed version is 5.04 or lower, or matches any of these specific versions: 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.34, 4.36, or 4.38
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Verify ActiveX control presenceOpen Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Manage Add-ons, and look for 'iPrint' or 'Novell iPrint Client' in the list of ActiveX controls. Confirm it is enabled.Affected if The ActiveX control is present and enabled in Internet Explorer
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Check CLSID registrationOpen Registry Editor (regedit), navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID and search for entries containing 'iPrint' or the component's ProgID. Check the InprocServer32 subkey for the DLL path.Affected if The ActiveX control CLSID is registered and points to a DLL corresponding to an affected version
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Inspect DLL file versionIf the DLL path was found in the registry, right-click the DLL file in Windows Explorer, select Properties, and examine the File Version attribute.Affected if The DLL file version matches an affected version (5.04 or lower, or any of the 4.x versions listed)
A user is affected if Novell iPrint Client version 5.04 or lower (or any of the specific 4.x versions) is installed with the ActiveX control enabled in Internet Explorer.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Novell iPrint Client to version 5.06 or later to remediate the vulnerable ActiveX control. Alternatively, disable the ActiveX control in Internet Explorer or use kill bits as a compensating control.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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