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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain root remotely >> SuSE Open Enterprise Server Novell Remote Manager HTTP Request Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SuSE Open Enterprise Server Novell Remote Manager HTTP Request Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability |
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Checks for Novel Remort Manager HTTP Heap Overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote web server. Description : The remote host is running Novell Remote Manager HTTP service for SuSE Enterprise or Open Enterprise Server. The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a heap overflow vulnerability which may be exploited by sending a negative value for the 'Content-Length' field. Since the 'httpstkd' service runs with the root rights, an attacker can gain full control of the remote host. Solution : Novell has released a patch for the novell-nrm service : http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_novellnrm.html Network Security Threat Level: High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 16226 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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