Short Name |
APP:NOVELL-EDIR-LEN-DOS |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Novell eDirectory Unchecked Length Denial of Service |
Release Date |
2013/01/02 |
Update Number |
2219 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.4+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
A denial of service vulnerability exists for Novell eDirectory. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted packet to the vulnerable server. This can cause the service to consume an excessive amount of memory, creating a denial of service condition in the process.
Novell eDirectory is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. Remote attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users.