TITLE:
Novell Open Enterprise Server Remote Manager Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18484

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18484/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Novell Open Enterprise Server
http://secunia.com/product/4664/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell Open Enterprise Server
Remote Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of a HTTP
POST request with a negative "Content-Length" header. This can be
exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution.

SOLUTION:
Apply updates.

Updates are available via Red Carpet / ZLM or from the maintenance
web:
   
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?psdb/1af470a99a736eb966cc0e52fb71ee98.html
http://portal.suse.com/psdb/1af470a99a736eb966cc0e52fb71ee98.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Novell:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0002.html

iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=371

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