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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.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2010-4314
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4314 is rated Moderate Risk (63.9/100) : CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4314
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-05-22
2.69%
2.00%
-0.69%
2
2026-04-26
2.32%
2.69%
+0.37%
3
2026-03-01
—
2.32%
—
Full EPSS history
(25 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4314
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
8.8
3.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8
5.9
[email protected]
9.3
2.0
HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6
10.0
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4314
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4314
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
novell
iprint
<= 5.40
cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2010-4314
cvelogic
Threat Intelligence