Novell NetWare 6 remote manager buffer overflow
| netware-remote-manager-bo (8736) |  High Risk |
Description:
Novell NetWare is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the remote management service. By sending an overly long username and password to the remote manager listening on port 8009, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause either the HTTPSTK.NLM or SERVER.NLM NetWare Loadable Module to crash.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the HTTPSTK Vulnerability Fix, as listed in Novell Technical Information Document 2962026. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 06 2002 - 15:25:52 CST: NetWare Remote Manager patches.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Apr 02 2002 - 02:19:28 CST: iXsecurity.20020313.nw6remotemanager.a.
- Novell Technical Information Document 2962026: HTTPSTK Vulnerability Fix.
- BID-4405: Netware Remote Manager Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-2096: Buffer overflow in Novell Remote Manager module, httpstk.nlm, in NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password.
Platforms Affected:
- Novell NetWare 5.1
- Novell NetWare 6.0
Reported:
Apr 02, 2002
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