Novell NetWare up to 6.5 SP5 PORTAL.NLM groupOperationsMethod cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Novell NetWare up to 6.5 SP5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function groupOperationsMethod of the file PORTAL.NLM. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2185. The attack can only be done within the local network. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetWare up to 6.5 SP5 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function groupOperationsMethod of the file PORTAL.NLM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 05/26/2006 with Novell (Website). The advisory is available at support.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2185 since 05/03/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1555 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.novell.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26488), SecurityFocus (BID 18017†), OSVDB (25780†), Secunia (SA20288†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016106†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: support.novell.com

Timelineinfo

05/03/2006 🔍
05/16/2006 +13 days 🔍
05/17/2006 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +5 days 🔍
05/26/2006 +4 days 🔍
05/27/2006 +1 days 🔍
05/30/2006 +2 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +4026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: http://www.novell.com
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2266
X-Force: 26488 - Novell NetWare PORTAL.NLM groupOperationsMethod() information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 18017 - Novell NetWare Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 20288 - Novell Netware abend.log User Credentials Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25780
SecurityTracker: 1016106 - NetWare 'PORTAL.NLM' Crash May Cause the Target User's Password to Be Written to the Log File
Vupen: ADV-2006-1829

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2006 12:57
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:01
Changes: 05/30/2006 12:57 (76), 06/07/2017 16:01 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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