Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1729. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 (Directory Service Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URL containing an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2005. The weakness was shared 06/12/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cirt.dk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1729 since 05/24/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9106.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20971), OSVDB (17298†), Secunia (SA15676†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014177†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8362†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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05/24/2005 🔍
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06/12/2005 +19 days 🔍
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06/15/2005 +2 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3556 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: cirt.dk
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25499
X-Force: 20971
Secunia: 15676
OSVDB: 17298 - CVE-2005-1729 - Novell - eDirectory - Denial-of-service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014177
Vulnerability Center: 8362 - DoS in Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 via HTTP Request for MS-DOS Device Names, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 17:23
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (59), 06/06/2019 17:23 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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