From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Tue Mar 25 2008 - 19:27:04 CDT

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TITLE:
Novell eDirectory LDAP Extended Request Message Processing Buffer
Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29476

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29476/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From local network

SOFTWARE:
Novell eDirectory 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/1120/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell eDirectory, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
processing of LDAP Extended Request messages and can be exploited to
cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a large LDAP Extended Request
message.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability affects the following versions on Solaris, Windows
2000/2003, and Linux systems:
* Novell eDirectory 8.8.1 and prior
* Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and prior

SOLUTION:
Update to version 8.8.2 or apply eDirectory 8.7.3 sp10.
http://download.novell.com/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits the Zero Day Initiative.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Novell (3382120):
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html

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