Novell Groupwise 8.0.2 HP3/2012 gwia.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell Groupwise 8.0.2 HP3/2012. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file gwia.exe. The manipulation results in memory corruption. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell Groupwise 8.0.2 HP3/2012 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file gwia.exe. 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 weakness was released 11/13/2012 by Francis Provencher with Protek Research Lab as 5150711 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at protekresearchlab.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Francis Provencher in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80066), Exploit-DB (22707) and OSVDB (87293†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Francis Provencher
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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2012 🔍
11/13/2012 +60 days 🔍
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11/15/2012 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: 5150711
Researcher: Francis Provencher
Organization: Protek Research Lab
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6936
X-Force: 80066 - Novell GroupWise gwia.exe buffer overflow, High Risk
OSVDB: 87293

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2012 17:07
Updated: 03/25/2019 16:00
Changes: 11/15/2012 17:07 (53), 03/25/2019 16:00 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:471:103

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