Notified: May 08, 2003 Updated: July 23, 2003
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
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For Immediate Disclosure
============================== Summary ==============================
Security Alert: NOVL-2003-2966549
Title: Enterprise Web Server PERL Handler Buffer Overflow
Date: 23-Jul-2003
Revision: Original
Product Name: Netware Enterprise Web Server
OS/Platform(s): Netware 5.1, 6.0
Reference URL: http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2966549
Vendor Name: Novell, Inc.
Vendor URL: http://www.novell.com
Security Alerts: http://support.novell.com/security-alerts
Affects: cgi2perl.nlm
Identifiers: CERT VU# 185593, CVE: CAN-2003-0562
Credits: Uffe Nielsen
============================ Description ============================
A Buffer Overflow in the PERL handler, (/perl/) may result in a
server ABEND. The problem is not in the Netscape-based Enterprise
Web Server, but in the Novell-supplied cgi2perl.nlm handler to PERL.
============================== Impact ===============================
One or more server ABENDs may be triggered by buffer overflows,
resulting in degraded performance or crash of the server, in turn
causing in a denial of service to legitimate users of the system.
There is no known ROOT shell exploit from this kind of failure on
Netware.
======================== Recommended Actions ========================
See detailed instructions in the referenced Technical Information
Document (TID) http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2966549.
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============================ Appendices =============================
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========================= Revision History ==========================
Original: 23-Jul-2003 - Original Publication
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Vendor Information
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Addendum
Please see Novell Technical Information Document 2966549.
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