PT-2010-1464 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Published 2010-02-26 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-4654

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell eDirectory version 8.8 SP5

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module, allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by sending a submit action to the "/dhost/httpstk" API endpoint with long sadminpwd and verifypwd parameters.

Recommendations For Novell eDirectory version 8.8 SP5, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the dhost module until a patch is available. Avoid using long sadminpwd and verifypwd parameters in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4654

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/10163 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://tcc.hellcode.net/advisories/hellcode-adv005.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://tcc.hellcode.net/sploitz/httpstk.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/37042-2.pl · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/37042 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4654 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023188 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/507926/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54308 · Note