Novell eDirectory 8.8.5/8.8.6 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5/8.8.6 (Directory Service Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the NCP service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 before 8.8.5.6 and 8.8.6 before 8.8.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed FileSetLock request to port 524.

The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2011 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4327. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11431.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (65204).

Productinfo

Type

Directory Service Software

Vendor

Novell

Name

eDirectory

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 902291
OpenVAS Name: Novell eDirectory NCP Request Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.8.6
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2010 🔍
02/07/2011 +70 days 🔍
02/07/2011 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2011 +3 days 🔍
02/10/2011 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2011 +75 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +1424 days 🔍
10/16/2021 +2402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4327 (🔍)
X-Force: 65204
Vulnerability Center: 31168 - NCP service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5-8.8.5.5 and 8.8.6-8.8.6.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46263 - Novell eDirectory Server NCP Requests Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 43186

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/16/2021 16:39
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (57), 03/21/2017 11:49 (9), 10/16/2021 16:39 (5)
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