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TITLE:
Novell eDirectory iMonitor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16393

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16393/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Novell eDirectory 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/1120/

DESCRIPTION:
Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware has reported a vulnerability in
Novell eDirectory, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in
iMonitor and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with
SYSTEM privileges.

The vulnerability affects version 8.7.3 for Windows.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch (for eDirectory 8.7.3 IR4 and above):
http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/sec/pub/edir873ptf_imon1.exe

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Peter Winter-Smith, NGSSoftware.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Novell:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm

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