Stack-based buffer overflow in the eDirectory plugin in Novell iManager before 2.7.3…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0433 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.7.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vf7-7vgg-5pp8
References
More Novell Imanager vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-01847 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2004-00066 The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01638 Multiple vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL ASN.1 parser, as used in Novell iManager 2.0.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-02855 Novell iManager 2.7 before SP6 Patch 1 does not refresh a token after a logout action… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-05084 Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-04363 Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-4486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vf7-7vgg-5pp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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