Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:4206

Info

Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4206
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 28 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 28 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Tamer Sahin <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Novell Groupwise 5.5
- Novell Netware 5.0
- Novell Netware 4.11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

Novell GroupWise is an email, calendaring and collaborative application available from Novell. It is designed for use on the Microsoft Windows and Novell Netware platforms, and includes a web access component for use through a web browser.

A vulnerability has been reported in some versions of GroupWise. Reportedly, if a maliciously formatted web request is submitted to the GWWEB.EXE cgi process, an error message will be returned. This error message will include the full path of the script.

Other versions of GroupWise may share this vulnerability. This has not, however, been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Novell GroupWise Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability

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