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A vulnerability has been found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8.2 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the NDS Service in Novell eDirectory before 8.8 SP3 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
The bug was discovered 10/17/2008. The weakness was released 11/14/2008 with Novell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5094 since 11/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 (46666) and Tenable (34221). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 45032, 45030, 45029 and 45028.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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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: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5094 (🔍)
X-Force: 46666
SecurityTracker: 1020787
Vulnerability Center: 20157 - Novell eDirectory before 8.8 SP3 NDS Service Heap Based Buffer Overflow, Critical
SecurityFocus: 30947 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48204 - CVE-2008-5094 - Novell - eDirectory - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2462
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/21/2019 16:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/21/2019 16:09 (3)
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