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CVE-2006-5854
published 2006-12-03

CVE-2006-5854: Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

PriorityP352high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
57.29%
99.0th percentile
Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) EnumPrinters and (2) OpenPrinter functions.

Affected

3 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
novellclient
novellnetware_client
shaffer_solutions_corpdapcnfsd.dll

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

filenamenwspool.dll
port51477
registryHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers
path\RPC Control\spoolss
processspoolsv.exe
bytes
\x2b\xc9\x83\xe9\xb0\xd9\xee\xd9\x74\x24\xf4\x5b\x81\x73\x13\xe6\xc0\xc6\x10\x83\xeb\xfc\xe2\xf4\x1a\xaa\x2d\x5d\x0e\x39\x39\xef
  • The exploit triggers the vulnerability by calling EnumPrintersA with an oversized argument via the nwspool.dll Spooler provider; monitor for abnormally large arguments to EnumPrinters/OpenPrinter RPC calls directed at the Spooler service.
  • The exploit connects to the spooler via the LPC port \RPC Control\spoolss and maps shared memory; detect unexpected LPC connections to this port from non-system processes.
  • Post-exploitation, the shellcode opens a bind shell on TCP port 51477; alert on unexpected listening sockets on port 51477 or outbound connections to it on the affected host.
  • Exploitation results in spoolsv.exe spawning a child process running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM; monitor spoolsv.exe for unexpected child process creation (e.g., cmd.exe).
  • ·The exploit targets nwspool.dll only when it is registered as a printer provider; the vulnerability is only exploitable if the Novell Client printer provider is present in the registry key for Print\Providers.
  • ·The exploit code notes Novell nwspool.dll support as 'untested', meaning real-world exploitation behavior may differ from the PoC output shown.
  • ·The attack is delivered via RPC requests; remote, anonymous attackers may exploit this issue via RPC requests against Novell Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2.
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