Novell Nsure Audit webadmin.exe denial of service
| novell-nsure-webadmin-dos (20238) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Novell Nsure Audit is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the processing of ASN.1 messages. ASN.1 messages sent by SSL are not properly parsed. A remote user could conduct a brute force attack directed at the webadmin.exe on TCP port 449 to cause the system to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- Novell, Nsure Audit 1.0.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Novell Nsure Audit (1.0.3 or later), as listed in Novell Technical Information Document TID10097379. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Novell Nsure Audit Web site, NOVELL: Novell Nsure Audit at http://www.novell.com/products/nsureaudit/.
- Novell Technical Information Document TID10097379, Security Vulnerability against webadmin.exe at http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097379.htm.
- BID-13359: Novell Nsure Audit Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1247: webadmin.exe in Novell Nsure Audit 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed ASN.1 packets in corrupt client certificates to an SSL server, as demonstrated using an exploit for the OpenSSL ASN.1 parsing vulnerability.
Reported:
Apr 19, 2005
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