Novell Client 4.91 nwspool.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Novell Client 4.91. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library nwspool.dll. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-6701. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Novell Client 4.91. This affects an unknown code in the library nwspool.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to multiple unspecified RPC functions, aka Novell bug 287919, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2954.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2007. The weakness was released 02/13/2008 with TippingPoint (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6701 since 02/13/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/23/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 202 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (35653), SecurityFocus (BID 25092†), OSVDB (37319†), Secunia (SA26238†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018471†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-41032. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Saint ID: exploit_info/novell_client_sp4_nwspool
Saint Name: Novell Client 4.91 SP4 nwspool.dll buffer overflow

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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41031
X-Force: 35653
SecurityFocus: 25092 - Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26238
OSVDB: 37319 - Novell - Client - NWSPOOL.DLL - Unspecified Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018471
Vulnerability Center: 15876 - Novell Client 4.91 SP4 Remote Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/23/2019 16:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 07/23/2019 16:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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