Novell eDirectory 8.8/8.8.1 evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.8/8.8.1. Affected is the function evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest. The manipulation results in integer coercion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4509. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.8/8.8.1 (Directory Service Software). Affected is the function evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest function in the LDAP service in Novell eDirectory before 8.8.1 FTF1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2006. The weakness was presented 10/23/2006 by Joshua J. Drake with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4509 since 08/31/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 67 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38566 (Novell eDirectory Multiple Remote Heap Overflows).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.novell.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9015.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29764), SecurityFocus (BID 20663†), OSVDB (29995†), Secunia (SA22506†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017104†). See VDB-2626, VDB-2627 and VDB-32912 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Joshua J. Drake
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2628
X-Force: 29764 - Novell eDirectory evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest() buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20663 - Novell eDirectory EvtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22506 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29995 - Novell eDirectory LDAP Service evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest Function Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017104
Vulnerability Center: 12967 - Novell eDirectory Server Complete System Compromise Due to Buffer Overflow Via HTTP, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4142

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2006 17:17
Updated: 04/25/2026 06:27
Changes: 10/26/2006 17:17 (84), 07/10/2019 09:13 (14), 04/25/2026 06:27 (17)
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