PT-2005-3510 · Novell · Novell Groupwise

Published 2005-08-17 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-2620

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell GroupWise client versions 5.5 through 6.5.2

Description The issue allows attackers to obtain the password using a debugger or another mechanism to read process memory, as the password is stored in plaintext in memory by grpWise.exe.

Recommendations For Novell GroupWise client versions 5.5 through 6.5.2, consider using alternative methods for storing passwords securely until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the system where the Novell GroupWise client is running to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2620

Affected Products

Novell Groupwise

References · 12

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014247 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2620 · Security Note
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098073.htm · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972056.htm · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21075 · Note
• http://securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5UP0Q0UG0I.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0858.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13997 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/17470 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2620 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112431139225724&w=2 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-06/0158.html · Note