Advisory Details

August 10th, 2018

Novell NetIQ Access Manager dhost Service Shared Memory Section Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-7686
CVSS SCORE	2.1, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	NetIQ Access Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Novell NetIQ Access Manager. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of information in a shared memory section by the dhost service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges to the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-91/edirectory9111_releasenotes/data/edirectory9111_releasenotes.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-05-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-08-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-08-10 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite

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