CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9167

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.2 did not calculate ACLs on LDAP objects across partition boundaries correctly, which could lead to a privilege escalation by modifying user attributes that would otherwise be filtered by an ACL.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized modifications of user data, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Novell eDirectory to version 9.0.2 or later to address this security vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.2 did not calculate ACLs on LDAP objects across partition boundaries correctly, which could lead to a privilege escalation by modifying user attributes that would otherwise be filtered by an ACL.

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