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TI-2014-03697 Aliases CVE-2014-4509GHSA-mcvh-v2vq-2ch7

The MKDQUOTESAFE function in the Fan-out driver scripts in Fan-Out Platform Services in…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The MKDQUOTESAFE function in the Fan-out driver scripts in Fan-Out Platform Services in Novell Identity Manager (aka IDM) 4.0.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging eDirectory POSIX attribute changes to insert shell metacharacters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00376 31st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableNetIQ
  • cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·NetIQ

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4509
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcvh-v2vq-2ch7

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2017-06719 Avoid password disclosure via EBS event logging in the iManager Oracle driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05086 NetIQ Identity Manager JDBC driver could leak passwords in exception traces CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05078 iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-06725 IDM 4.6 Identity Applications information leakage CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-06721 Novell Identity Manager User Application get request url contains the session token. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-05529 NetIQ Identity Manager DoS Attack CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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