[CIRT.DK - Advisory] Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 DOS Device name Denial of Service

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ID: NOVL102201 
Domain: primus Solution 
Class: Novell Fact: Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 for Windows 2000 Fact Novell
eDirectory 8.7.3 for Windows NT 
Symptom: Requesting "DOS Device in Path Name" Denial of Service 
Symptom: Attack causes error in dhost.exe application 
Symptom: Attack causes nds service to stop until manually restarted. 
Symptom: Problem is not reproducible when using the current interm release
for eDirectory 8.7.3 which is currently IR6


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