Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

BID:4012

Info

Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4012
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 31 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 31 2002 12:00AM
Credit: nobody <[email protected]> publicly disclosed this issue on January 31st, 2002.
Vulnerable: Novell Netware 5.1
Novell Netware 5.0 SP5
Novell Netware 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

Novell NetWare is reportedly prone to an issue which may, under some circumstances, allow an unprivileged NDS user to access NT domain machines using a null password.

The attacker must possess a valid NDS account. The attacker must target a NDS_ADM account that is in the NDS tree and is checked as having "Domain Admin" rights over the NT domain, but must not exist in the NT domain. If these conditions are satisfied, then it is allegedly possible for the unprivileged NDS user to gain unauthorized access to machines in the NT Domain with the privileges of a Domain Admin.

This issue may be the result of a misconfiguration on the part of the user.

Exploit / POC

Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

Solution:
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Novell NetWare NDS Domain Admin Null Password Vulnerability

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