Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ZDI-10-090: June 1st, 2010CVSS Score
Affected Vendors
Affected Products
TippingPoint™ IPS Customer Protection
TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 9755. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS:Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell ZENworks. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Preboot Service (novell-pbserv.exe). This service listens for incoming connections on TCP port 998. The service uses a simple binary protocol where the first DWORD is an opcode followed by the specific opcode's data, typically in length/value pairs. These length values are not checked against the destination buffers size allowing for stack-based overflows to occur. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the SYSTEM user.
Vendor Response
Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:Disclosure Timeline
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2010-02-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2010-06-01 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by:-
Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security (www.harmonysecurity.com)
