Novell iChain 2.1 Login memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Novell iChain 2.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Login Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0638. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell iChain 2.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Login Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iChain 2.1 before Field Patch 3, and iChain 2.2 before Field Patch 1a, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name or (2) an unknown attack related to a "special script against login."

The weakness was presented 08/27/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0638 since 08/01/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2.2 SP1 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

See VDB-20785, VDB-20786, VDB-20787 and VDB-20789 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 2.2 SP1

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08/14/2014 +4005 days 🔍
06/15/2018 +1401 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20788
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:46
Updated: 06/15/2018 08:02
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:46 (45), 06/15/2018 08:02 (6)
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