CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5747

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in cookie handling in the http stack implementation in NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging predictable cookies.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to resources they should not have access to, potentially leading to data confidentiality breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A security vulnerability in cookie handling in the http stack implementation in NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging predictable cookies.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS