PT-2008-4578 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Kingcope · Published 2008-07-14 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3159

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3.10 through 8.7.3 SP10b Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 through 8.8.2 ftf2

Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow in ds.dlm, used by dhost.exe, which can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This is due to flawed arithmetic, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations: For Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3.10 through 8.7.3 SP10b, update to version 8.7.3 SP10b or later. For Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 through 8.8.2 ftf2, update to version 8.8.2 ftf2 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3159

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3159 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30085 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-041 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020431 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43589 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1999 · Note
• http://novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&sliceId=SAL_Public&externalId=3694858 · Note