Novell GroupWise up to 8.0.2 Internet Agent gwpoa.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file gwpoa.exe of the component Internet Agent. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-4714. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell GroupWise (Groupware Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file gwpoa.exe of the component Internet Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Host header to (1) gwpoa.exe in the Post Office Agent, (2) gwmta.exe in the Message Transfer Agent, (3) gwia.exe in the Internet Agent, (4) the WebAccess Agent, or (5) the Monitor Agent.

The weakness was disclosed 01/31/2011 as Bug 627942 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4714. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50692 (GroupWise Internet Agent < 8.0.2 HP1 Multiple Flaws), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50692) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29618†). The entries VDB-56275, VDB-56271, VDB-56270 and VDB-56269 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 50692
Nessus Name: GroupWise Internet Agent < 8.0.2 HP1 Multiple Flaws
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GroupWise 8.0.1

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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 627942
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CVE: CVE-2010-4714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56272
SecurityFocus: 44732
Secunia: 40820
Vulnerability Center: 29618 - Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/13/2021 13:19
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (57), 03/15/2017 12:26 (6), 10/13/2021 13:14 (3), 10/13/2021 13:19 (3)
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