Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5/6.5.2 Debugger grpwise.exe cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5/6.5.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file grpwise.exe of the component Debugger. Such manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2620. No exploit is available. It is advisable to introduce extra authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5/6.5.2 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file grpwise.exe of the component Debugger. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

grpWise.exe for Novell GroupWise client 5.5 through 6.5.2 stores the password in plaintext in memory, which allows attackers to obtain the password using a debugger or another mechanism to read process memory.

The bug was discovered 03/30/2005. The weakness was published 06/20/2005 by Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2620 since 08/17/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1555.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21075), SecurityFocus (BID 13997†), OSVDB (17470†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014247†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / 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: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2005 🔍
06/20/2005 +82 days 🔍
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06/24/2005 +3 days 🔍
08/17/2005 +53 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3493 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +1217 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26060
X-Force: 21075 - Novell GroupWise Client plaintext password
SecurityFocus: 13997 - Novell GroupWise GrpWise.EXE Authentication Credentials Persistence Weakness
OSVDB: 17470 - Novell GroupWise grpWise.exe Cleartext Password Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1014247

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/10/2018 09:09
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (61), 07/10/2018 09:09 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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