This exploit abuses a buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell eDirectory. The vulnerability exists in the ndsd daemon, specifically in the NCP service, while parsing a specially crafted Keyed Object Login request. It allows remote code execution with root privileges.
Linux
x86
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/linux/misc/novell_edirectory_ncp_bof
msf exploit(novell_edirectory_ncp_bof) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(novell_edirectory_ncp_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(novell_edirectory_ncp_bof) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(novell_edirectory_ncp_bof) > exploit
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