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AA-2009.0065                  AUSCERT Advisory

                                   [Win]
    Novell - vulnerabilities patched in Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9
                               26 March 2009
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              Novell Client for Windows
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Read-only Data Access
                      Denial of Service
Access:               Console/Physical
CVE Names:            CVE-2006-2612 CVE-2008-2145
Member content until: Thursday, April 23 2009

OVERVIEW:

      Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Novell Client for Windows
      4.x.


IMPACT:

      CVE-2006-2612:
      Novell Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9 allow unrestricted access to 
      the clipboard, allowing an unauthorised user with physical access
      to paste the contents into the User Name field in the login 
      prompt. [1]

      CVE-2008-2145:
      Local users can cause a denial of service and possibly execute 
      arbitrary code via a stack-based overflow in the 
      "forgotten password dialog" Novell Client 4.91 SP4. [1]


MITIGATION:

      It is recommended to upgrade to the Post-SP4 Login Files 9 patch. [1]


REFERENCES:

      [1] Novell Client 4.91 Post-SP4 Login Files 9
          http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=lkfebxTG_7Y~

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