Novell eDirectory 8.7.3/8.8 dhost.exe numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3/8.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the file dhost.exe. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-3159. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3/8.8 (Directory Service Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file dhost.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in ds.dlm, as used by dhost.exe, in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.10 before 8.7.3 SP10b and 8.8 before 8.8.2 ftf2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, related to "flawed arithmetic."

The bug was discovered 07/02/2008. The weakness was released 07/14/2008 by Sebastian Apelt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3159 since 07/14/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33397 (Novell eDirectory < 8.8.2 FTF2 / 8.7.3 SP10b Multiple Remote Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115930 (Novell eDirectory Integer Overflow Stack Corruption Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43589), Tenable (33397), SecurityFocus (BID 30085†), OSVDB (46708†) and Secunia (SA30938†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-43186. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 33397
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory < 8.8.2 FTF2 / 8.7.3 SP10b Multiple Remote Overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.7.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43191
X-Force: 43589
SecurityFocus: 30085 - Novell eDirectory 'ds.dlm' Module Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30938
OSVDB: 46708 - Novell - eDirectory - 'ds.dlm' Module Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020431
Vulnerability Center: 18819 - Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 and 8.8 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1999

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 22:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (70), 08/14/2019 12:40 (11), 05/26/2025 22:59 (18)
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