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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2010.0840
         Novell PlateSpin Orchestrate Graph Rendering Remote Code
                         Execution 
Vulnerability
                             16 September 2010

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Novell Platespin Orchestrate
Publisher:         Zero Day Initiative
Operating System:  SUSE
                   Red Hat
                   Windows
                   VMWare ESX Server
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-178

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ZDI-10-178: Novell PlateSpin Orchestrate Graph Rendering Remote Code Execution 
Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-178
September 15, 2010

- -- CVSS:
10, (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

- -- Affected Vendors:
Novell

- -- Affected Products:
Novell eDirectory

- -- Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on
vulnerable installations of Novell Platespin Orchestrate. Authentication
is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within how the application utilizes a bundled
component for rendering graphs. The application will pass user-supplied
arguments to this component without proper sanitization. An attacker can
abuse this to specify arbitrary arguments to this tool. Successful
exploitation will lead to code execution in the context of the graph
component application.

- -- Vendor Response:
Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More
details can be found at:

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BkIPy5JtULM~

- -- Disclosure Timeline:
2010-02-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2010-09-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory

- -- Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
    * 1c239c43f521145fa8385d64a9c32243

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