CVE-2009-0895

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.x before 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and 8.8.x before 8.8.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an NDS Verb 0x1 request containing a large integer value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: 8.7.3, 8.7.3-sp10, 8.7.3-sp10_b, 8.7.3-sp3, 8.7.3-sp4, 8.7.3-sp5 (+11)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37554
http://www.iss.net/threats/356.html
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004912
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3379
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524344
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545887
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50616
http://secunia.com/advisories/37554
http://www.iss.net/threats/356.html
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004912
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37184

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