Vulnerability Note VU#796956

Novell GroupWise Messenger fails to properly handle HTTP POST requests.

Overview

Novell GroupWise Messenger fails to properly handle HTTP POST requests. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

I. Description

Novell GroupWise Messenger fails to properly handle HTTP POST requests. This vulnerability may be triggered by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request with a modified 'val' parameter to the server on port 8300/tcp.

II. Impact

This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

III. Solution

Apply an Update

Novell has released updates for GroupWise Messenger versions 1.0.6 and 2.02.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Novell, Inc.	Vulnerable	26-Oct-2006

References

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974452.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974440.htm
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=416
http://secunia.com/advisories/22244/

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by iDefense Labs. iDefense credits CIRT.DK for discovering this vulnerability.

This document was written by Katie Steiner.

Other Information

Date Public:	2006-10-03
Date First Published:	2006-10-26
Date Last Updated:	2006-10-26
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2006-4511
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2006-4511
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	5.34
Document Revision:	8

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