Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 Session Management Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Novell GroupWise up to 8.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Session Management. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1634. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Session Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WebAccess component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 does not properly implement session management mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to gain access to user accounts via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2009. The weakness was presented 05/26/2009 by Gregory Duchemin as Bug 472979 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1634 since 05/14/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50688), Exploit-DB (33007), SecurityFocus (BID 35066†), OSVDB (54640†) and Secunia (SA35177†). See VDB-48309, VDB-48278 and VDB-48277 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GroupWise 7.0
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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 472979
Researcher: Gregory Duchemin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48308
X-Force: 50688
SecurityFocus: 35066 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35177
OSVDB: 54640 - CVE-2009-1634 - Novell - GroupWise - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22700 - Novell GroupWise 7.0-7.03 HP2 and 8.0-8.0 HP1 Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1393

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 01/11/2025 13:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (68), 09/06/2019 18:21 (7), 01/11/2025 13:37 (19)
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