Novell GroupWise Messenger Client (GWIM) Remote Stack Overflow
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2 min readJul 2, 2008
.:: SUMMARY
Novell GroupWise Messenger Client (GWIM) Remote Stack Overflow
Version: 2.0, It is suspected that all previous versions of Groupwise
Messenger Client are vulnerable.
.:: BACKGROUND
Novell GroupWise Messenger is a corporate instant messaging product that uses
Novell eDirectory? as its user database
More info: http://www.novell.com
.:: VULNERABILITY VIDEO DEMO
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/demo/ISR_groupwise_messenger.html
.:: POC
ISR-groupwisemsn.pl, simple fake groupwise msn server.
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/developments.html
.:: DESCRIPTION
Issue 1:
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This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely parse the
server's response.
The application server works similarly to HTTP protocol, default tcp port
8300.
The server always response the client's request with something like this:
"
HTTP/1.0 200 r
Date: xxx, xx xxx xxxx xx:xx:xx GMTr
Pragma: no-cacher
Cache-Control: no-cacher
r
%VALUES%
24NM_A_SZ_RESULT_CODE2x000
27NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID2x001
"
If the client application receive a server response to any request like the
following, a stack overflow is occurred:
"
HTTP/1.0 200 r
Date: xxx, xx xxx xxxx xx:xx:xx GMTr
Pragma: no-cacher
Cache-Control: no-cacher
r
%VALUES%
24NM_A_SZ_RESULT_CODE2x000
27NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID2x001"+ "AAAAAAAAAA...." x 5000
Issue 2:
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We found another stack overflow regarding the client's popup alerts,
when you receive a message of another user the server send a string like
this to the client:
"lx001CN=XXXX,OU=XX,OU=XXXX,OU=XX,OU=XX,O=INFOBYTEXX'[87
1F8247-4B110000-0A01C80A-6C20-010
0]1xE4{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang308
2{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0
fontname;}}rn{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;}rn\viewkind4\uc1\par
d\ltrpar\li50\ri50\cf1\f0\fs20 MESSAGE\parrn}rn";
If a client receive a string like this but in any place of the string it's
added an "A" x 5000 you have another stack overflow.
.:: IMPACT
Both vulnerabilities permit arbitrary code execution.
.:: VENDOR RESPONSE
Vendor advisory:
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5026700.html
.:: CVE INFORMATION
Id: CVE-2008-2703, CVE-2008-2704
Web: http://cve.mitre.org
.:: DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
01/12/2008 Initial vendor notification
01/13/2008 Initial vendor response notify research
06/10/2008 Coordinated public disclosure
.:: CREDIT
Francisco Amato is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
famato][at][infobyte][dot][com][dot][ar
.:: LEGAL NOTICES
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