VDB-2459 · CVE-2006-4185 · BID 19498

Novell eDirectory 8.7/8.7.1/8.7.3/8.7.3.8 Nessus Scan denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Novell eDirectory 8.7/8.7.1/8.7.3/8.7.3.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Nessus Scan Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4185. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.7/8.7.1/8.7.3/8.7.3.8 (Directory Service Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Nessus Scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the NCPENGINE in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors, as originally demonstrated using a Nessus scan.

The weakness was shared 08/14/2006 with Novell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4185 since 08/16/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.novell.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 19498†), OSVDB (28370†), Secunia (SA21496†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016695†). The entries VDB-2460 and VDB-31818 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Patch: support.novell.com

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08/11/2006 🔍
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08/14/2006 +2 days 🔍
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04/22/2018 +4184 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: http://www.novell.com
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2459
SecurityFocus: 19498 - Novell eDirectory Unspecified Nessus Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21496 - Novell eDirectory Denial of Service and Password Exposure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28370 - Novell eDirectory iManager Log File Cleartext Password Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1016695

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2006 10:39
Updated: 04/22/2018 12:56
Changes: 08/18/2006 10:39 (72), 04/22/2018 12:56 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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