Volera Excelerator Vulnerabilities
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Mar 2003
Q.
I have tried to stay current with the myriad of vicious attacks that are happening to Websites world-wide. I have been running the excellent Novell Volera Excelerator, with profound throughput to say the least. My question is, am I susceptible to attacks? I know that Novell is renowned for their secure products, but I have to ask.
Questioning Quality in Quebec
A.
Dear Questioning Quality: The CERT Advisory, in a report numbered CA-2002-03 has indicated that products that use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) could be susceptible to multiple vunerabilities. There are two kinds of attacks that can affect SNMP products: trap handling and request handling.
The Novell Volera Excelerator is not affected by trap handling, since it is not a trap handler. As for request handling, there is a potential problem with versions of Novell Volera Excelerator prior to version 2.1 Support Pack 2. If you have an earlier version and once you register, you can download the appropriate fix at: https://access.volera.net/downloads.jsp.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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