Novell GroupWise 2012/8.0/8.00/8.01/8.02 Client for Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Novell GroupWise 2012/8.0/8.00/8.01/8.02. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Client for Windows. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-0418. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell GroupWise 2012/8.0/8.00/8.01/8.02 (Groupware Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Client for Windows. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before Support Pack 3 and 2012 before Support Pack 1 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2012 by Pavel Polischouk with TELUS Security Labs as 7010771 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at novell.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Novell. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0418 since 01/09/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62412 (Novell GroupWise Client 8.x < 8.0.3 / 2012.x < 2012 SP1 Unspecified File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 8.xSP3 or 2012SP1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at download.novell.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12244.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62412), SecurityFocus (BID 55729†), OSVDB (85802†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36361†). See VDB-6561, VDB-6562 and VDB-6564 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 62412
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise Client 8.x < 8.0.3 / 2012.x < 2012 SP1 Unspecified File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GroupWise 8.xSP3/2012SP1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: 7010771
Researcher: Pavel Polischouk
Organization: TELUS Security Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6563
SecurityFocus: 55729 - Novell Groupwise Client CVE-2012-0418 Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 85802
Vulnerability Center: 36361 - Novell GroupWise \x3C8.0 SP3 and \x3C2012 SP1 Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2012 16:16
Updated: 04/14/2021 14:23
Changes: 10/01/2012 16:16 (74), 04/19/2017 10:30 (10), 04/14/2021 14:23 (2)
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Committer: roga
Cache ID: 216:15C:103

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