Novell NetWare 6.5 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetWare 6.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5696. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetWare 6.5 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Novell NetWare 6.5 before Support Pack 8, when an OES2 Linux server is installed into the NDS tree, does not require a password for the ApacheAdmin console, which allows remote attackers to reconfigure the Apache HTTP Server via console operations.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5696 since 12/19/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47104), SecurityFocus (BID 32657†), Secunia (SA32989†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021350†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetWare 6.5

Timelineinfo

12/04/2008 🔍
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12/19/2008 +14 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2279 days 🔍
10/22/2018 +1315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45618
X-Force: 47104 - Novell Netware ApacheAdmin console security bypass
SecurityFocus: 32657 - Novell NetWare ApacheAdmin Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32989 - Novell Netware Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021350
Vupen: ADV-2008-3368

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/22/2018 07:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 10/22/2018 07:13 (7)
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