Novell eDirectory 8.8 iMonitor numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell eDirectory 8.8 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component iMonitor. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-0192. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell eDirectory 8.8 (Directory Service Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component iMonitor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the iMonitor component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP3, 8.8 SP3 FTF3, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a crafted Accept-Language header, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was presented 07/14/2009 by Alin Rad Pop with Novell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0192 since 01/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39805 (Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51703), Exploit-DB (8129), Tenable (39805), SecurityFocus (BID 35666†) and OSVDB (55847†). See VDB-45031, VDB-45030, VDB-45029 and VDB-45028 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 39805
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory < 8.8 SP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900901
OpenVAS Name: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jul09 (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Novell
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49003
X-Force: 51703
SecurityFocus: 35666 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34160 - Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 55847 - Novell eDirectory iMonitor HTTP Request Handling Off-by-one Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 22910 - Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP3 iMonitor Component Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1883

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/01/2025 21:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (67), 02/11/2017 16:47 (19), 08/12/2021 11:30 (3), 10/01/2025 21:33 (19)
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