Novell GroupWise Messenger up to 2.0.1 information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novell GroupWise Messenger up to 2.0.1 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The server process in Novell Messenger 2.1 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1, and Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier, allows remote attackers to read from arbitrary memory locations via a crafted command.

The weakness was published 12/08/2011 by Luigi Auriemma as Bug 712158 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3179. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/28/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56691 (Novell Messenger Server Memory Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12203.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71046) and Tenable (56691).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 56691
Nessus Name: Novell Messenger Server Memory Information Disclosure
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08/19/2011 🔍
10/28/2011 +70 days 🔍
10/31/2011 +3 days 🔍
11/02/2011 +2 days 🔍
11/08/2011 +6 days 🔍
12/08/2011 +30 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1201 days 🔍
11/28/2021 +2442 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 712158
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3179 (🔍)
X-Force: 71046
Vulnerability Center: 33753 - Novell Messenger Server \x3C 2.2.1 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50443 - Novell Messenger Server Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 07:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/04/2017 16:56 (11), 11/28/2021 07:48 (4), 11/28/2021 07:53 (1)
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