Novell Client 2.0/4.91 IOCTL Request ncim.sys 0x0001205C access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Novell Client 2.0/4.91 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file ncim.sys of the component IOCTL Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument 0x0001205C with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The NICM.SYS kernel driver 3.1.11.0 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x143B6B IOCTL call.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at novell.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3956 since 06/05/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at pastebin.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69557 (Novell Client / Client 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69557) and Exploit-DB (26452). The entry 64596 is related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Author: Metasploit
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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3956 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 40185 - Novell Client 2 SP3 and Earlier for Windows 7 and Windows 8 Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in nicm.sys, Medium
SecurityFocus: 60202 - Novell Client 'NWFS.SYS' Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 53605 - Novell Client NICM.SYS NICM_IOCTL_REQUEST_REPLY Handling Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilit, Less Critical
OSVDB: 93718

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/30/2013 11:08
Updated: 05/14/2021 08:47
Changes: 05/30/2013 11:08 (77), 05/03/2017 17:12 (4), 05/14/2021 08:47 (3)
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