28369 : Novell eDirectory NCPENGINE Unspecified CPU Consumption DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-08-11	2006-08-11

Keywords

TID2973826

Description

Novell eDirectory contains an unspecified flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered on target system when it is subjected to a Nessus scan, and will result in loss of availability for the service/platform.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, vendor has released a patch 8.7.3.8 FTF1 to address this vulnerability.

Products

Novell, Inc.

eDirectory

8.7.3.8

References

Security Tracker: 1016695
Bugtraq ID: 19498
CVE ID: 2006-4185 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21496
SCIP VulDB ID: 2459
Related OSVDB ID: 28370
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973826.htm
Vendor URL: http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/
Keyword: TID2973826

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-17 | Disagree?

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