Advisory Details

October 14th, 2011

Novell Groupwise Client DOCX Loader Relationship Id Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Groupwise
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['11547']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell Groupwise Client. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious e-mail message. The specific flaw exists within the component responsible for parsing DOCX attachment files. When handling the "Relationship Id" field within such a file, the process copies the contents into a static buffer on the stack. By supplying a large enough value this buffer can be overflowed leading to arbitrary code execution under the context of the user running the mail client.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?usemicrosite=true&searchString=7009207
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2010-11-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2011-10-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Anonymous

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