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Novell Identity Manager Client Login Extension Local Information Disclosure

VUPEN ID VUPEN/ADV-2007-2957
CVE ID CVE-2007-4526
 
CWE ID Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
CVSS V2 Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Rated as Low Risk 
Impact Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Authentication Level Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Access Vector Available in VUPEN VNS Customer Area
Release Date 2007-08-24
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Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Novell Identity Manager, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an error in the Client Login Extension that writes the supplied username and password to a local file when a user logs in, which could be exploited by malicious users to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary accounts.

Affected Products

Novell Identity Manager version 3.5

Solution 

Upgrade to Novell Identity Manager version 3.5.1 20070730 :
http://download.novell.com/index.jsp

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2957
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/177/3329402_f.SAL_Public.html

Credits 

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

Changelog 

2007-08-24 : Initial release

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Monthly Statistics 

 

 VUPEN Security Advisories By Criticality: Aug 2010


  Critical Risk

: 0%

  High Risk
: 0%

  Moderate Risk
: 0%

  Low Risk
: 100%

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