VDB-17187 · CVE-2001-1231 · XFDB 6998

Novell GroupWise 5.5/6.0 Smart Card Caching missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Novell GroupWise 5.5/6.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Smart Card Caching Handler. Performing a manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-1231. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 5.5/6.0 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Smart Card Caching Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

GroupWise 5.5 and 6 running in live remote or smart caching mode allows remote attackers to read arbitrary users mailboxes by extracting usernames and passwords from sniffed network traffic, as addressed by the "Padlock" fix.

The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2001 with Novell as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1231. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 X-Force (6998) and SecurityFocus (BID 3189†). The entry VDB-17188 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Novell

Name

GroupWise

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2001 🔍
08/14/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +4710 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Novell
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2001-1231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17187
X-Force: 6998 - Novell GroupWise could allow attackers to gain full administrator privileges
SecurityFocus: 3189 - Novell GroupWise Padlock Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 01:05
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:35
Changes: 07/08/2014 01:05 (53), 05/31/2018 10:35 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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