Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 Internet Agent memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Internet Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in the Internet Agent (aka GWIA) component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted e-mail address in an SMTP session or (2) an SMTP command.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2009. The weakness was shared 05/22/2009 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN Security as Bug 482914 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1636 since 05/14/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38972 (Novell GroupWise Internet Agent < 7.03 HP3 / 8.0 HP2 Multiple Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8749.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50693) and Tenable (38972). The entries 48308, 48278 and 48277 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38972
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent < 7.03 HP3 / 8.0 HP2 Multiple Buffer Overflows
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Saint ID: exploit_info/groupwise_agent_email_address
Saint Name: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent e-mail address buffer overflow

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Upgrade: GroupWise 7.0
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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 482914
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1636 (🔍)
X-Force: 50693
SecurityTracker: 1022276
Vulnerability Center: 22275 - Novell GroupWise 7.0-7.03 HP2 and 8.0-8.0 HP1 SMTP Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 35065 - Novell GroupWise Internet Agent SMTP Request Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35177 - Novell GroupWise Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54644 - Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) SMTP Request Handling Remote Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-1393

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/05/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (96), 09/05/2019 09:23 (1)
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