CVE-2016-5747 (GCVE-0-2016-5747)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-23 06:36 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- predictable cookies
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Novell eDirectory |
Affected:
Novell eDirectory
|
Date Public
2017-03-23 00:00
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