Advisory Details

June 13th, 2006

Novell eDirectory 8.8 NDS Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2006-2496
CVSS SCORE
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	eDirectory
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['4188']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell eDirectory. Exploitation does not require authentication. The specific flaw exists within the iMonitor NDS Server, which by default exposes an HTTP interface on TCP port 8028 and an HTTPS interface on TCP port 8030. During the parsing of long URIs to the 'nds' path a trivially exploitable stack-based buffer overflow occurs.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973759.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2006-03-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2006-06-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	CIRT.DK

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