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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Novell eDirectory (Directory Service Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component LDAP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."
The bug was discovered 10/17/2008. The weakness was presented 11/14/2008 with Novell as Bug 373853 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5091 since 11/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34221 (Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, XSS, MC)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116051 (Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 8.7.3.8 Presp9 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46669) and Tenable (34221). See 45032, 45031, 45030 and 45029 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34221
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, XSS, MC)
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OpenVAS ID: 800136
OpenVAS Name: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov08 - (Linux)
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.7.3.8 Presp9
Timeline
08/28/2008 🔍08/29/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: novell.comAdvisory: Bug 373853
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5091 (🔍)
X-Force: 46669
SecurityTracker: 1020788
Vulnerability Center: 20154 - Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Buffer Overflow in LDAP Service Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 30947 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48207 - CVE-2008-5091 - Novell - eDirectory - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2462
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/21/2019 16:02
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (84), 08/21/2019 16:02 (3)
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