CVE-2014-0598
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in iPrint in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 SP1 before Maintenance Update 9151 on Linux has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
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 confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in Novell iPrint allows remote attackers to access files outside the web root via '../' path manipulation sequences, potentially leading to unauthorized file read/write on the underlying Linux system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 11.0CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/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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Identify if Novell Open Enterprise Server is installedCheck the installed OES version by running 'cat /etc/novell-release' or 'rpm -qi oes-installed' if using RPM-based Linux, or checking the system information panel in iManagerAffected if The installed version is exactly 11.0 (without service pack updates)
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Confirm iPrint module is enabledIn Novell iManager, navigate to iPrint > Manage Print Manager and verify the iPrint service is listed as active, or run 'rcniprint status' on the OES serverAffected if iPrint is installed and the service is running (the vulnerability only applies when iPrint is active)
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Verify iPrint is exposed to network accessCheck if the iPrint HTTP service (typically port 631) is listening on external interfaces by running 'netstat -an | grep 631' or 'ss -tlnp | grep 631'Affected if Port 631 is bound to 0.0.0.0 or an external IP address rather than only localhost (127.0.0.1)
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Review HTTP access logs for path traversal attemptsExamine iPrint HTTP access logs (typically in /var/log/nici/ or /var/log/print/) for requests containing '../' patterns such as '../../../etc/passwd'
You are affected if Novell Open Enterprise Server 11.0 is running with iPrint enabled and exposed to network access, particularly if version shows exactly 11.0 without SP1 or later updates.
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 · scopedApply Novell OES 11 SP1 Maintenance Update 9151 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to iPrint services and monitor for anomalous path traversal patterns in HTTP requests.
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 Maintenance Update 9151
- Check the current iPrint or OES version: rpm -qi iprint or cat /etc/novell-release
- Download Maintenance Update 9151 from Novell Customer Center (https://download.novell.com)
- Apply the update using zypper patch or yast online_update depending on the system
- Verify the patch was applied successfully: rpm -qi iprint and confirm version reflects the fixed release
- Restart the iPrint service: rcnovell-ipsmd restart or systemctl restart novell-ipsmd
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-2014-0598 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.
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- 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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