CVE-2009-4486: novell imanager

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4486 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in novell imanager. EPSS estimates a 4.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-01-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the eDirectory plugin in Novell iManager before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger long arguments to an unspecified sub-application, related to importing and exporting from a schema.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.