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For Immediate Disclosure
============================== Summary ==============================
Security Alert: NOVL-2002-2963651
Title: iManager (eMFrame) Buffer Overflow
Date: 08-Oct-2002
Revision: Updates NOVL-2002-2963081
Product Name: iManager (eMFrame)
OS/Platform(s): Netware 6 SP2
Reference URL: http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963651
Vendor Name: Novell, Inc.
Vendor URL: http://www.novell.com
Security Alerts: http://support.novell.com/security-alerts
Affects: iManager (eMFrame) versions PRIOR TO 1.5
Identifiers: None
Credits: None
============================ Description ============================
If Distinguished Name longer than 255 characters entered as user
login name, a buffer overflow would terminate eMFrame.
============================== Impact ===============================
The maximum length for the attribute DN in eDirectory 8.6 and above
is 256 characters. While authenticating into eMFrame, if a DN with
more than 256 characters are passed in by the user, eMFrame will
terminate.
======================== Recommended Actions ========================
DO NOT APPLY THIS PATCH if iManager 1.5 has been previously
installed.
See detailed instructions in the referenced Technical Information
Document (TID) http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963651.
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============================ Appendices =============================
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========================= Revision History ==========================
Original: 12-Aug-2002 - Security Alert: NOVL-2002-2963081
Revision: 08-Oct-2002 - This Revision
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