17298 : Novell eDirectory MS-DOS Device Name Request DoS
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

Jun 13, 2005

Discovery

Jan 08, 2005

Dates

Exploit

Jun 13, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

eDirectory contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is due to a NULL pointer dereference error when handling HTTP requests for reserved MS-DOS device names which will result in loss of availability for the NDS service.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to 8.7.3 interim 6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Novell, Inc.
Watch-list
eDirectory
Watch-list
8.7.3

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • Dennis Rand - advisoryBrand New Doo Doocirt.dk - Danish Computer Incident Response Team

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