[NT] Novell eDirectory DOS Device Name DoS

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  Novell eDirectory DOS Device Name DoS
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SUMMARY

Novell  <http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/> eDirectory is "a 
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-enabled, directory-based 
identity management system".

Novell's eDirectory is vulnerable to denial of service whenever a DOS 
device name is requested from server.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
 * Novell eDirectory version 8.7.3 (NT65DE.exe)

Requesting "DOS Device in Path Name" Denial of Service:
The problem exhibits itself when requesting an URL that includes reserved 
MS-DOS devices. These represent devices such as the first printer port 
(LPT1) and the first serial communication port (COM1).

Reserved MS-DOS device names include (partial list):
AUX, CON ,PRN, COM1 and LPT1.

Proof of concept:
http://target:8008/COM1
http://target:8008/COM2
http://target:8008/AUX

Default open web-ports:
8008 HTTP
8010 HTTPS

When the attack is preformed the service will stop, until manually 
restarted

Patch Availability:
Apply the current interim release for eDirectory 8.7.3 available on the  
<http://support.novell.com/novell> http://support.novell.com/novell

Disclosure Timeline:
 * 08.01.05 - Vulnerability discovered
 * 17.04.05 - Research ended
 * 18.04.05 - Novell Notified ([email protected])
 * 18.04.05 - Received response from Ed Reed, Security Tzar, Novell, Inc.
 * 03.06.05 - Novell Fixes issue
 * 13.06.05 - Public Release


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by  <mailto:[email protected]> Dennis 
Rand.
The original article can be found at:  
<http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf> 
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf



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