Short Name |
APP:NOVELL:EDIRECTORY-ME-OF |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Novell eDirectory Monitored Events Overflow |
Release Date |
2011/03/01 |
Update Number |
1874 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit known buffer overflow and invalid-free vulnerabilities in Novell eDirectory. They are due to insufficient bound checking on a user-supplied buffer length value or referencing a value outside of an array. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the Novell eDirectory server.
The Novell eDirectory server is prone to buffer-overflow and invalid-free vulnerabilities because it fails to perform sufficient bounds checking on client-supplied data before copying it to a buffer or referencing a value outside of an array. An attacker could leverage these issues to have arbitrary code execute with administrative privileges. A successful exploit could result in a denial of service or code execution, possibly leading to the complete compromise of the affected system. eDirectory 8.8/8.8.1 are vulnerable to these issues; prior versions may be affected as well.