23752 : Novell BorderManager Proxy Invalid Content Type DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-01-04

Keywords

TID2972993

Description

Novell BorderManager Proxy contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered due to errors in the proxy service that does not properly handle invalid content type or media streaming over HTTP 1.1, and will result in loss of availability for the service/platform.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Novell has released a patch (POST SP4 Interim Release-2a) to address this vulnerability.

Products

Novell, Inc.	Novell Bordermanager	3.8
		3.8 SP4
		3.8 SP4 2a

References

Bugtraq ID: 17031
Secunia Advisory ID: 19163
CVE ID: 2006-1218 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 2076
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0879
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2972993.htm
Keyword: TID2972993

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-14 | Disagree?

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