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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.0327 -- [Win][Netware]
Novell Client/NetIdentity Agent: Remote Arbitrary Pointer
Dereference Code Execution Vulnerability
24 April 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Novell Client
NetIdentity
Publisher: Zero Day Initiative
Operating System: Netware
Windows
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2009-1350
Original Bulletin: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-016/
Revision History: April 24 2009: Added CVE
April 7 2009: Initial Release
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Novell Client/NetIdentity Agent Remote Arbitrary Pointer Dereference Code
Execution Vulnerability
ZDI-09-016: April 6th, 2009
CVE ID
Affected Vendors
Novell
Affected Products
Netware
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
vulnerable installations of Novell Netware. A valid IPC$ connection must be
established in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within xtagent.exe during the handling of RPC
messages over the XTIERRPCPIPE named pipe. Insufficient sanity checking
allows remote attackers to dereference an arbitrary pointer which can be
leveraged to execute code under the context of the system user.
Vendor Response
Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can
be found at:
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=6ERQGPjRZ8o~
Disclosure Timeline
2008-10-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2009-04-06 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by:
Ruben Santamarta
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