Advisory Details

August 9th, 2010

Novell Sentinel Log Manager Multiple Servlet Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Security Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell Log Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaws exist within the fileDownload and reportPluginUpload Tomcat servlets which do not require authentication to make privileged requests to. Due to the nature of the functionality provided by these servlets, successful exploitation can lead to code execution under the context of the application.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=AhFWOo7BmdQ~
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2009-11-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2010-08-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	1c239c43f521145fa8385d64a9c32243

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