Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows iMonitor memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component iMonitor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain access to files via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/12/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2005 by Peter Winter-Smith with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at support.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2551 since 08/12/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at metasploit.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19428 (Novell eDirectory Server iMonitor Multiple Remote Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.novell.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4127. In this case the pattern /nds/ is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3609.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21794), Tenable (19428) and Exploit-DB (1152). The entry VDB-2248 is pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 19428
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory Server iMonitor Multiple Remote Overflows
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Saint ID: exploit_info/edirectory_imonitor_bo
Saint Name: Novell eDirectory iMonitor buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: edirectory_imonitor.rb
MetaSploit Name: eDirectory 8.7.3 iMonitor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: support.novell.com

Snort ID: 4127
Snort Message: EXPLOIT Novell eDirectory Server iMonitor overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2551 (🔍)
X-Force: 21794
SecurityTracker: 1014661
Vulnerability Center: 8920 - Buffer Overflow in Novell eDirectory iMonitor 8.7.3 Enables Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14548 - Novell eDirectory Server iMonitor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16393 - Novell eDirectory iMonitor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18703 - Novell eDirectory iMonitor on Windows dhost.exe Unspecified Remote Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2005 10:19
Updated: 07/31/2019 14:31
Changes: 08/15/2005 10:19 (111), 07/31/2019 14:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 18:C37:103

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