Novell eDirectory HTTP Content-Length buffer overflow
| novell-edirectory-httpcontentlength-bo (45628) |  High Risk |
Description:
Novell eDirectory is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow error in the Web console. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request containing an HTTP Content-Length header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Novell Technical Information Document ID: 7000087 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Novell Security Alert Document ID: 3477912: History of Issues resolved in eDirectory 8.7.3 patches.
- Novell Technical Information Document ID: 7000087: Security Vulnerability: DHOST Content-Length Header Heap Overflow.
- ZDI-08-063: Novell eDirectory dhost.exe Content-Length Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-31553: Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-4478: Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- SA32111: Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020989: Novell eDirectory Management Toolbox HTTP Header Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020990: Novell eDirectory Heap Overflow in Processing Certain Opcodes Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2738: Novell eDirectory Heap Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Novell eDirectory 8.7.3
- Novell eDirectory 8.8
Reported:
Oct 01, 2008
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