PT-2009-6087 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Published 2009-11-04 · Updated 2009-11-05 · CVE-2009-3862

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 versions 8.7.3 through 8.7.3.10 ftf2 Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 through 8.8.5 ftf1

Description The issue arises from the NDSD process in Novell eDirectory not properly handling certain LDAP search requests. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application hang. The exploitation is possible via a search request with a NULL BaseDN value.

Recommendations For Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3 through 8.7.3.10 ftf2, update to version 8.7.3.10 ftf2 or later. For Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 through 8.8.5 ftf1, update to version 8.8.5 ftf1 or later.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3862

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 5

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075 · Patch
• http://novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3862 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36902 · Note