VDB-115076 · CVE-2018-7673 · BID 103533

NetIQ Identity Manager up to 4.6 Communication Channel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in NetIQ Identity Manager up to 4.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Communication Channel Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-7673. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NetIQ Identity Manager up to 4.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Communication Channel Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2018. The weakness was released 03/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at netiq.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-7673 since 03/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103533†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-115062, VDB-115063, VDB-115064 and VDB-115147. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Identity Manager 4.7

Timelineinfo

03/05/2018 🔍
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03/26/2018 +21 days 🔍
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03/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2023 +1795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: netiq.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-7673 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7673
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115076
SecurityFocus: 103533 - Novell NetIQ Identity Manager CVE-2018-7673 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2018 11:11
Updated: 02/24/2023 10:59
Changes: 03/27/2018 11:11 (61), 01/16/2020 21:53 (4), 02/06/2021 09:04 (3), 02/24/2023 10:59 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:5E0:103

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