Description
Off-by-one error in the iMonitor component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP3, 8.8 SP3 FTF3, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a crafted Accept-Language header, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Novell eDirectory iMonitor - 'Accept-Language' Request Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-8129 · dos · Mar 2, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 34160 third-party-advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- edirectory-imonitor-acceptlanguage-bo(51703) vdb-entry
- 20090714 Secunia Research: Novell eDirectory iMonitor "Accept-Language" Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-13/
- 55847 vdb-entry
- 35666 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-1883 vdb-entry