Security Vulnerability: Oversized DN Stack Overflow
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Environment
Novell eDirectory 8.8.1 and prior for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and prior for Solaris, Linux, AIX and HP
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and prior for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
Situation
This overflow can cause a DoS by causing ndsd to core or possibly result in a situation allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
This overflow can cause dhost.exe to go into high utilization and cause ndsd to core.
Resolution
Apply eDirectory 8.8.2 or later available on http://download.novell.com
For eDirectory 8.7.3:
Apply eDirectory 8.7.3.9 FTF3 with edir873931.tgz or later available on http://download.novell.com
Additional Information
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-214.html
This vulnerability was reported by Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) established by TippingPoint, a division of 3Com.
CVE-2008-0924
Document
| Document ID: | 3382120 |
| Creation Date: | 03-24-2008 |
| Modified Date: | 12-24-2008 |
| Novell Product: | eDirectory |
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