Novell eDirectory up to 8.8 on Windows resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8 on Windows. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5038. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8 on Windows (Directory Service Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 before 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 and 8.8 SP2 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a sequence of "Get NCP Extension Information By Name" requests that cause one thread to operate on memory after it has been freed in another thread, which triggers memory corruption, aka Novell Bug 373852.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2008. The weakness was published 08/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5038 since 11/12/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/31/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46138), SecurityFocus (BID 31956†), OSVDB (48206†), Secunia (SA32395†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021117†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44524, VDB-44523 and VDB-44522. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 800138
OpenVAS Name: Novell eDirectory NCP Memory Corruption Vulnerability - (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.7.3

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08/29/2008 🔍
08/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2008 +54 days 🔍
10/28/2008 +5 days 🔍
10/29/2008 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2008 +14 days 🔍
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02/16/2011 +826 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1490 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1597 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44970
X-Force: 46138
SecurityFocus: 31956 - Novell eDirectory NCP Get Extension Information Request Remote Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 32395
OSVDB: 48206 - Novell eDirectory NDS on Windows Unspecified Remote Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1021117
Vulnerability Center: 29794 - Novell eDirectory Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2937

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 07/31/2019 16:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 07/31/2019 16:50 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:86F:103

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