CVE-2010-3105
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 · uneditedThe PluginGetDriverFile function in Novell iPrint Client before 5.44 interprets an uninitialized memory location as a pointer value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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 · moderate confidenceThe PluginGetDriverFile function in Novell iPrint Client prior to version 5.44 contains a use-of-uninitialized-memory vulnerability where an uninitialized memory location is incorrectly interpreted as a pointer value. This memory corruption can be exploited by remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution via unspecified vectors.
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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<= 5.42= 4.26= 4.27= 4.28= 4.30= 4.32= 4.34= 4.36= 4.38= 5.04= 5.12= 5.20bCVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 Novell iPrint Client installationSearch for the iPrint client executable (common paths: C:\Program Files\Novell\iPrint, C:\Program Files (x86)\Novell\iPrint) or check Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Novell\iPrint or HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Novell\iPrint for the InstallPath valueAffected if No iPrint client installation is found (not vulnerable because product is not present)
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Determine installed iPrint versionRight-click the iPrint client executable (typically nippdll.dll, nipplib.dll or ienipp.dll in the installation directory) and view Properties > Details to read the File Version, or query the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Novell\iPrint\CurrentVersion for the Version valueAffected if The displayed version is 5.42 or lower, or matches any of these specific versions: 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.34, 4.36, 4.38, 5.04, 5.12, 5.20b
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Confirm the PluginGetDriverFile module is presentWithin the iPrint installation directory, verify that the DLL or executable component containing the PluginGetDriverFile function exists (typically nippdll.dll or related plugin modules)Affected if The vulnerable module exists in a version identified as affected in step 2
You are affected if Novell iPrint Client is installed with any version from 4.26 through 5.42 inclusive, as the use-of-uninitialized-memory flaw in PluginGetDriverFile exists in all these versions and was only patched in version 5.44.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Novell iPrint Client to version 5.44 or later to patch the vulnerability. In enterprise environments, test the update thoroughly before broad deployment to ensure compatibility with existing printing workflows.
Novell iPrint Client 5.44 or later
- Identify the currently installed Novell iPrint Client version on the affected system
- Download Novell iPrint Client version 5.44 or later from the official Novell/SUSE vendor site
- Uninstall the current version of Novell iPrint Client
- Install the updated Novell iPrint Client version 5.44 or later
- Verify the installation was successful and the version is correct
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-3105 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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