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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1014
Novell eDirectory: Multiple Vulnerabilities
15 July 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Novell eDirectory 8.8
Operating System: Netware
Windows
Linux variants
Solaris
AIX
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch
CVE Names: CVE-2009-0192
Member content until: Friday, August 14 2009
OVERVIEW
A remote code execution flaw and three denial of service
vulnerabilities have been identified in Novell eDirectory.
IMPACT
(CVE-2009-0192)
iMonitor has an off-by-one error which can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code or crash an affected server when processing
HTTP requests with specially crafted "Accept-Language" header. [1, 2]
(CVE-2009-2456)
Malformed LDAP requests can be exploited using multiple wildcard
characters to crash (nsd core dump) an affected server. [1, 3]
(CVE-2009-2457)
Directory Services allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (crash) via a malformed bind LDAP packet. [1, 4]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5. [5]
REFERENCES
[1] History of Issues Resolved in eDirectory 8.8.x
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
[2] CVE-2009-0192
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0192
[3] CVE-2009-2456
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2456
[4] CVE-2009-2457
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2457
[5] Novell eDirectory
http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/
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in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
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