# CVE-2005-1247: webadmin.exe in Novell Nsure Audit 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed ASN.1 packets in corrupt client

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

webadmin.exe in Novell Nsure Audit 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed ASN.1 packets in corrupt client certificates to an SSL server, as demonstrated using an exploit for the OpenSSL ASN.1 parsing vulnerability.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-01/0126.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0021.html
- http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-31-advisory.pdf
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097379.htm

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