PT-2010-2418 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Published 2010-02-19 · Updated 2010-03-02 · CVE-2010-0666

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 8.8 SP5 Patch 2 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending a crafted SOAP request. This is a distinct problem from other known issues.

Recommendations For Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 SP5 Patch 2 and earlier, consider restricting access to the SOAP request parsing functionality as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0666

ZDI-10-024

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 6

• http://novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5067743&sliceId=&docTypeID=DT_SUSESDB_PSDB_1_1&dialogID=122457794&stateId=0%200%20122459671 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0666 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-024 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0334 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023558 · Note
• http://novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 · Note