Novell eDitrectory up to 9.0 SP3 data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDitrectory up to 9.0 SP3. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to data processing. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9277. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Novell eDitrectory up to 9.0 SP3. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-19. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The LDAP backend in Novell eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 when switched to EBA (Enhanced Background Authentication) kept open connections without EBA.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2018 as Bug 1005473 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9277 since 05/29/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 151 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch 9.0 SP4 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 9.0 SP4

Timelineinfo

05/29/2017 🔍
10/02/2017 +126 days 🔍
03/02/2018 +151 days 🔍
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03/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/16/2023 +1811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 1005473
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-9277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114022

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2018 14:27
Updated: 02/16/2023 15:01
Changes: 03/03/2018 14:27 (61), 01/10/2020 08:38 (2), 02/16/2023 15:01 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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