Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2620 (CCN-21075)

Assigned:2005-06-20
Published:2005-06-20
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:grpWise.exe for Novell GroupWise client 5.5 through 6.5.2 stores the password in plaintext in memory, which allows attackers to obtain the password using a debugger or another mechanism to read process memory.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050620 Novell GroupWise Plain Text Password Vulnerability.

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20050825 NOVL-2005010098073 GroupWise Password Caching

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2620

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050817 NOVL-2005010098073 GroupWise Password Caching

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1014247
Novell GroupWise Client Discloses Password to Local Users

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Vendor Advisory
1014247

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098073.htm

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972056.htm

Source: CCN
Type: Novell Security Advisory TID10098073
GroupWise Password Temporarily Stored in local workstation Memory

Source: CCN
Type: Novell GroupWise Web site
NOVELL: Novell GroupWise

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
17470

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 17470
Novell GroupWise grpWise.exe Cleartext Password Disclosure

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5UP0Q0UG0I.html

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
13997

Source: CCN
Type: BID-13997
Novell GroupWise GrpWise.EXE Authentication Credentials Persistence Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
groupwise-client-plaintext-password(21075)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
groupwise-client-plaintext-password(21075)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:groupwise:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    novell groupwise 6.0
    novell groupwise 6.5
    novell groupwise 6.5.2
    novell groupwise 5.5
    novell groupwise 6.0
    novell groupwise 6.5.2