OSVDB ID: 25780

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.

Products

Novell, Inc.

Novell NetWare

6.5 SP5

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/25780