Environment
Novell GroupWise 8
Novell GroupWise 8 Internet Agent
GroupWise 8.0x up to (and including) 8.02HP2
Novell GroupWise 8 Internet Agent
GroupWise 8.0x up to (and including) 8.02HP2
Situation
The Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) is vulnerable to a DoS exploit whereby an attacker could potentially cause the application to crash by inputting certain data.
This vulnerability was discovered and reported by James Ogden - Salford Software (http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/)
CVE-2011-2218, CVE-2011-2219
This vulnerability was discovered and reported by James Ogden - Salford Software (http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/)
CVE-2011-2218, CVE-2011-2219
Resolution
To resolve this issue, apply GroupWise 8.0 Hot Patch 3 (HP3) or later.
Previous versions of GroupWise are likely also vulnerable but are no longer supported. Customers on earlier versions of GroupWise should, at a minimum, upgrade their GWIAs and associated Domains to version 8.02HP3 in order to secure their system.
Previous versions of GroupWise are likely also vulnerable but are no longer supported. Customers on earlier versions of GroupWise should, at a minimum, upgrade their GWIAs and associated Domains to version 8.02HP3 in order to secure their system.
Status
Security AlertBug Number
582471