Novell eDirectory up to 8.8.2 dhost.exe numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file dhost.exe. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4478. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8.2 (Directory Service Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file dhost.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2008 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4478 since 10/07/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details 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 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34349 (Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 8.7.3.8 Presp9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3710.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45629), Tenable (34349), SecurityFocus (BID 31553†), OSVDB (50236†) and Secunia (SA32111†). The entries VDB-44970, VDB-44524 and VDB-44523 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34349
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.7.3.8 Presp9
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10/07/2008 +4 days 🔍
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10/14/2008 +2 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2345 days 🔍
08/18/2019 +1615 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44522
X-Force: 45629
SecurityFocus: 31553 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32111
OSVDB: 50236 - Novell eDirectory HTTP Accept-Language buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1020989
Vulnerability Center: 19683 - Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 and 8.8 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2738

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/18/2019 09:16
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/18/2019 09:16 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:AA4:103

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