PT-2005-2702 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Published 2005-06-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1729

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell eDirectory version 8.7.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This can be achieved by sending a URL that contains an MS-DOS device name, such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1.

Recommendations For Novell eDirectory version 8.7.3, consider restricting access to URLs that contain MS-DOS device names as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1729

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 6

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034536.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1729 · Security Note
• http://cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15676 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014177 · Note
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097766.htm · Note