Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-3173 is a legacy Novell iPrint client flaw where oversized input can crash memory handling and potentially let an attacker run code. Business risk is concentrated in environments still using Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP3 iPrint client components. Likely exposure is limited to endpoints or servers that still deploy the legacy Novell OES2 SP3 iPrint client or nipplib.dll component. Modern environments without this client are unlikely to be affected based on the supplied evidence. Treat this as high priority only where legacy Novell iPrint is still present. The vulnerability has serious code-execution impact, but the likely footprint is narrow and tied to outdated printing software. Mitigation focus: Identify and remove unsupported Novell iPrint client installations where no longer needed.; Review the referenced Novell support and patch readme pages for official fixes.; Apply vendor-provided iPrint client updates where the component remains required..
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- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707730CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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