Advisory Details

March 22nd, 2013

Novell GroupWise Messenger import Command Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2013-1085
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Groupwise
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['12481']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell Groupwise Messenger. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of specific commands passed to the messenger via the nim:// protocol handler. By crafting a page with a large filename parameter within an import command, a stack-based buffer overflow can be made to occur. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute remote code under the context of the Administrator account.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011935
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2012-01-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2013-03-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Luigi Auriemma

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