Novell eDirectory up to 8.8.2 LDAP Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component LDAP Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5091. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Novell eDirectory (Directory Service Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component LDAP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."

The bug was discovered 10/17/2008. The weakness was presented 11/14/2008 with Novell as Bug 373853 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5091 since 11/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34221 (Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, XSS, MC)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116051 (Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8.7.3.8 Presp9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46669), Tenable (34221), SecurityFocus (BID 30947†), OSVDB (48207†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020788†). See VDB-45032, VDB-45031, VDB-45030 and VDB-45029 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Directory Service Software

Vendor

Novell

Name

eDirectory

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34221
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, XSS, MC)
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OpenVAS ID: 800136
OpenVAS Name: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov08 - (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eDirectory 8.7.3.8 Presp9

Timelineinfo

08/28/2008 🔍
08/29/2008 +1 days 🔍
09/16/2008 +18 days 🔍
10/17/2008 +31 days 🔍
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11/14/2008 +28 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 373853
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45028
X-Force: 46669
SecurityFocus: 30947 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48207 - CVE-2008-5091 - Novell - eDirectory - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020788
Vulnerability Center: 20154 - Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP3 Buffer Overflow in LDAP Service Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2462

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 16:02
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (84), 08/21/2019 16:02 (3)
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