Description
PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20288
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016106Patch
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2973698.htmPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/25780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20288
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016106Patch
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2973698.htmPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/25780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified