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Novell eDirectory Denial of Service and Password Exposure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21496
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Release Date:
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2006-08-14
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Last Update:
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2006-08-18
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Popularity:
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6,763 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Novell eDirectory 8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4185
CVE-2006-4186
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Description:
A vulnerability and a security issue have been reported in Novell eDirectory, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An unspecified error may exhaust CPU resources during a Nessus scan.
2) The eMBoxClient.jar iManager prints user passwords in a log file.
NOTE: Other issues, where some may be security related, have also been reported.
Solution:
Apply patch (for eDirectory 8.7.3.8 for the Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HPUX platforms):
http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/sec/ftf/edir8738ftf_1.tgz
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-08-18: Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973826.htm
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