Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

BID:972

Info

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 972
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 07 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 07 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq by Adam Gray <[email protected]> on February 7, 2000.
Vulnerable: Novell Groupwise Enhancement Pack 5.5
+ Novell Groupwise 5.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

By requesting a long URL from a Novell Groupwise 5.5 webserver with the Enhancement Pack installed, it is possible to cause the server to abend, the Java.nlm to take up all available CPU resource, or to stop the post office service. The server will need to be rebooted to restore normal operation.

Exploit / POC

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

http ://target/servlet/long string of 200+ characters

Solution / Fix

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
GroupWise Enhancement Pack 5.5 sp1 has been released which addresses this problem. To obtain it, contact Novell Technical Support.

References

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack DoS Vulnerability

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