>> Novell NetWare "groupOperationsMethod()" Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Title : Novell NetWare "groupOperationsMethod()" Information Disclosure Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1829 CVE ID : CVE-2006-2185
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-05-16
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Novell Netware, which could be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information. This flaw is due to an error in the "groupOperationsMethod()" [PORTAL.NLM] function that writes the username and password of the authenticating user in clear-text in the "abend.log" file, which could be exploited by malicious users to gain knowledge of other users' passwords.
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