Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800138
Category:	General
Title:	Novell eDirectory NCP Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Novell eDirectory is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Novell eDirectory is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to a use-after-free error in the NetWare Core Protocol(NCP) engine when handling 'Get NCP Extension Information by Name' Requests. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation allows attackers to corrupt process memory, which will allow remote code execution on the target machines or can cause denial of service condition. Affected Software/OS: Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP10 and 8.8 SP2 and prior on Linux. Solution: Upgrade to 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 or 8.8 SP3. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5038 BugTraq ID: 31956 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748 http://osvdb.org/48206 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117 http://secunia.com/advisories/32395 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937 XForce ISS Database: novell-edirectory-ncp-unspecified(46138) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138
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