CVE-2011-4188 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can trigger a buffer overflow in Novell iManager, causing a denial of service or potential code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-4188?

CVE-2011-4188 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the Create Attribute function in jclient in Novell iManager 2.7.4 before patch 4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted EnteredAttrName parameter, a related issue to CVE-2010-1929.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Imanager.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-4188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7772-35w2-pjrj.

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