Detections
Analytics
eDirectory < 8.8.5 ftf1/8.7.3.10 ftf2 NULL Base DN DoS
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5226
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a denial of service attack.Description
The remote host is running eDirectory, a directory service from Novell. The installed version is earlier than 8.8 SP5 ftf1, or 8.7.3.10 ftf2. Such versions are affected by a denial of service vulnerability when handling search requests with an undefined BaseDN.Solution
Upgrade to eDirectory 8.8 SP5 ftf1 / 8.7.3.10 ftf2 or later.See Also
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5226
Family: Generic
Published: 11/9/2009
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 42412
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:novell:edirectory
Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3862
BID: 36902