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TITLE:
Novell iManager jclient "EnteredAttrName" Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48672

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-04-06

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell iManager, which can be
exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in jclient when handling
the "EnteredAttrName" parameter and can be exploited to cause a
buffer overflow via the "Create Attribute" function in the web
interface.

This is related to vulnerability #1 in:
SA40281

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.7.4 patch 4.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.7.4 patch 4.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Beyond Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Novell:
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7002971

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EXPLOIT:
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