# CVE-2010-4314: Memory corruption in Novell iPrint webrowser ActiveX plugin

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Novell iPrint ActiveX plugin's name parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mvv5-p63w-gv97

## What is CVE-2010-4314?

CVE-2010-4314 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell iPrint webrowser ActiveX plugin, published on 11 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Remote attackers can use the iPrint web-browser ActiveX plugin in Novell iPrint Client before 5.42 for Windows XP/Vista/Win7 to execute code by overflowing the "name" parameter.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4314?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Iprint.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4314?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4314 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4314 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Novell iPrint webrowser ActiveX plugin

- [CVE-2013-1091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1091/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0411/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4185/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4187/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0935/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4314 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4314 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell iPrint webrowser ActiveX plugin, published on 11 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Novell iPrint webrowser ActiveX plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4314/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4314/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4314
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4314
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4314

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