Novell Identity Manager 3.5.1 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Novell Identity Manager 3.5.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Identity Manager. The manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6625. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Novell Identity Manager 3.5.1. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Identity Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Platform Service Process (asampsp) in Fan-Out Driver Platform Services for Novell Identity Manager (IDM) 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified network traffic that triggers a syslog message containing invalid format string specifiers, as demonstrated by a Nessus scan.

The weakness was released 12/18/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6625 since 01/03/2008. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39206), SecurityFocus (BID 27028†), OSVDB (40104†), Secunia (SA28237†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019144†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

12/18/2007 🔍
12/21/2007 +3 days 🔍
12/26/2007 +5 days 🔍
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01/03/2008 +7 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2629 days 🔍
11/06/2017 +966 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6625 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6625
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40331
X-Force: 39206 - Novell Identity Manager asampsp denial of service
SecurityFocus: 27028 - Novell Identity Manager Client 'asampsp' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28237 - Novell Identity Manager asampsp Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40104 - Novell Identity Manager Fan-Out Driver Platform Services Invalid Format String Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019144 - Novell Identity Manager 'asampsp' Process Can Be Crashed By Remote Users
Vupen: ADV-2007-4311

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/06/2017 08:06
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (62), 11/06/2017 08:06 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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