Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:novell:edirectory";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900210");
  script_version("2025-09-16T05:38:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-16 05:38:45 +0000 (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-02 16:25:07 +0200 (Tue, 02 Sep 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5091", "CVE-2008-5092", "CVE-2008-5093", "CVE-2008-5094", "CVE-2008-5095");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Buffer overflow");
  script_name("Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux");
  script_dependencies("secpod_novell_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Novell/eDir/Lin/Ver");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/31684");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020788.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020787.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020786.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020785.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=RH_B5b3M6EQ~");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Novell eDirectory is prone to cross-site scripting (XSS), denial
  of service (DoS) and remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - errors in HTTP Protocol Stack that can be exploited to cause heap
  based buffer overflow via a specially crafted language/content-length headers.

  - input passed via unspecified parameters to the HTTP Protocol Stack is
  not properly sanitzed before being returned to the user.

  - Multiple unknown errors exist in LDAP and NDS services.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP2 and prior versions on Linux (All).");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply 8.8 Service Pack 3.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful Remote exploitation will allow execution of
  arbitrary code, heap-based buffer overflow, Cross Site Scripting attacks, or cause memory corruption.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"8.8.SP2" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"8.8.SP3", install_path:path );
  security_message( port:0, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );