Novell Client nicm.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Novell Client nicm.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA28396	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-01-10
Last Update:	2008-01-21
Popularity:	4,026 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP 4.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-5762

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Novell Client, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in nicm.sys when handling arguments passed to certain IOCTL handlers. This can be exploited to e.g. overwrite arbitrary kernel memory and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability affects versions 4.91 SP3 and SP4. Solution: Apply updates. http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=4FmI89wOmg4~ Provided and/or discovered by: Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security, reported via iDefense Labs. Changelog: 2008-01-21: Added additional vendor link. Original Advisory: Novell: https://secure-support.novell.com/Kan...lishing/609/3714097_f.SAL_Public.html http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=4FmI89wOmg4~ iDefense Labs: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=637

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