CVE-2016-9167 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Novell eDirectory before version 9.0.2, where the NDSD component incorrectly calculated Access Control Lists (ACLs) across partition boundaries. This flaw allowed an attacker to modify user attributes that should have been restricted by ACLs. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to significant integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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