Novell iManager Tree denial of service
| imanager-tree-dos (59695) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Novell iManager is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an off-by-one error when handling the Tree HTTP POST parameter. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request containing an overly long TREE parameter passed to /nps/servlet/webacc/, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of iManager (2.7.3 FTF4 or 2.7.4 or later), available from the Novell Web site. See References.
References:
- CORE-2010-0316: Novell iManager Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- Novell Web site: Novell iManager.
- BID-40485: Novell iManager Long TREE Field Off-By-One Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-1930: Off-by-one error in Novell iManager 2.7, 2.7.3, and 2.7.3 FTF2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long tree parameter in a login request to nps/servlet/webacc.
- OSVDB ID: 65738: Novell iManager /nps/servlet/webacc/ Tree Parameter Off-by-One Remote DoS
- SA40281: Novell iManager Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1024152: Novell iManager Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-1575: Novell iManager Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Novell iManager 2.7
- Novell iManager 2.7.3
- Novell iManager 2.7.3 FTF2
Reported:
Jun 23, 2010
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