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Novell eDirectory Host Environment Service (dhost.exe) HTTP Connection Header DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 31863

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Synopsis

The remote directory service is affected by a denial of service issue.

Description

The remote host is running eDirectory, a directory service software from Novell.

The installed version of eDirectory is affected by a denial of service issue. By sending an HTTP request with a specially crafted 'Connection' header to the server, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to trigger a denial of service condition causing dhost.exe to consume 100% of the CPU and crash the system.

Solution

Upgrade to eDirectory 8.8.2/8.7.3 SP10 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3eebe0a9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 31863

File Name: edirectory_http_connection_header_dos.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Published: 4/16/2008

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:novell:edirectory

Required KB Items: Services/ldap

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0927

BID: 28757

CWE: 399