Novell GroupWise up to 7.0 on Windows API Email information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Novell GroupWise up to 7.0 on Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component API Email Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-3268. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novell GroupWise up to 7.0 on Windows (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown code of the component API Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Windows Client API in Novell GroupWise 5.x through 7 might allow users to obtain "random programmatic access" to other email within the same post office.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2006. The weakness was shared 06/29/2006 with Novell as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3268 since 06/27/2006. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22003 (Novell GroupWise Windows Client Arbitrary Email Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

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 (27550), Tenable (22003), SecurityFocus (BID 18716†), OSVDB (26921†) and Secunia (SA20888†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 22003
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise Windows Client Arbitrary Email Access
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Patch: support.novell.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.novell.com
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2349
X-Force: 27550 - Novell GroupWise Windows Client API unauthorized email access, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 18716 - Novell Groupwise Windows Client API Unauthorized Email Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 20888 - Novell GroupWise Windows Client Email Access Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26921 - Novell GroupWise Windows Client Arbitrary Email Access
SecurityTracker: 1016404
Vulnerability Center: 12299 - Novell GroupWise Windows Client API Allows Unauthorized Access to Other Users\x27 Emails, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2594

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2006 11:40
Updated: 06/22/2019 16:22
Changes: 06/30/2006 11:40 (95), 06/22/2019 16:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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