Novell eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x24 Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Advisory Content :

ZDI-08-066: Novell eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x24 Heap Overflow

Vulnerability

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066

October 8, 2008

-- CVE ID:

CVE-2008-4480

-- Affected Vendors:

Novell

-- Affected Products:

Novell eDirectory

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TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this

vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 6177.

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-- Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on

vulnerable installations of Novell eDirectory Server. Authentication is

not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within dhost.exe, the service responsible for

directory replication which is bound by default to TCP port 524.

Improper parsing within opcode 0x24 via the Netware Core Protocol can

result in an arithmetic calculation based on supplied user-input

resulting in an under-allocated heap buffer. This fault can be leveraged

to result in arbitrary code execution.

-- Vendor Response:

Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More

details can be found at:

http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc
&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialo
gID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953

-- Disclosure Timeline:

2008-05-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor

2008-10-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory

-- Credit:

This vulnerability was discovered by:

* Sebastian Apelt (webmaster (at) buzzworld (dot) org [email concealed])

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Novell eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x24 Heap Overflow Vulnerability