PT-2014-5940 · Novell · Edirectory+2

Published 2014-06-21 · Updated 2018-09-27 · CVE-2014-4509

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell Identity Manager version 4.0.2

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by leveraging eDirectory POSIX attribute changes to insert shell metacharacters in the MKDQUOTESAFE function within the Fan-out driver scripts in Fan-Out Platform Services.

Recommendations For Novell Identity Manager version 4.0.2, consider restricting access to the MKDQUOTESAFE function to prevent arbitrary command execution until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-4509

Affected Products

Fan-Out Platform Services

Novell Identity Manager

Edirectory

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4509 · Security Note
• http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=5XLmBl54_Rg~ · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/68139 · Note