Title: Novell NetWare abend.log User Credentials Disclosure
Info
Disclosure
May 08, 2006
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
Novell NetWare contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when PORTAL.NLM function groupOperationsMethod() fails, which will write the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log file, resulting in a loss of confidentiality.
Classification
Location:
Local Access Required
Attack Type:
Information Disclosure
Impact:
Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Vendor Verified
Solution
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, vendor has released a patch httpstk5.exe to address this vulnerability.