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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0491 -- [Win]
Potential security flaw in Outlook Web Access (OWA)
13 May 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Publisher: US-CERT
Operating System: Windows
Impact: Access Confidential Data
Access: Existing Account
Original Bulletin: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/829876
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Vulnerability Note VU#829876
Microsoft Outlook Web Access may not use the no-store HTTP directive
Overview
Some versions of Outlook Web Access (OWA) may use the no-cache instead of
the no-store HTTP 1.1 directive. This results in web browsers caching
sensitive information.
I. Description
Some versions of Outlook Web Access may use the Cache-Control: no-cache
HTTP 1.1 directive.
- From RFC 2616:
If the no-cache directive does not specify a field-name, then a cache
MUST NOT use the response to satisfy a subsequent request without
successful revalidation with the origin server. This allows an origin
server to prevent caching even by caches that have been configured to
return stale responses to client requests.
If the no-cache directive does specify one or more field-names, then a
cache MAY use the response to satisfy a subsequent request, subject to
any other restrictions on caching. However, the specified
field-name(s) MUST NOT be sent in the response to a subsequent request
without successful revalidation with the origin server. This allows an
origin server to prevent the re-use of certain header fields in a
response, while still allowing caching of the rest of the response.
Using the no-cache instead of the no-store directive may cause web browsers
that closely follow RFC 2616 to store potentially sensitive information.
II. Impact
Sensitive information that is viewed during an Outlook Web Access session
may be stored to disk.
III. Solution
We are unware of a solution for this problem.
Clear browser caches
Clearing browser caches frequently may mitigate this vulnerability by
deleting data that was inadvertantly cached.
* In Internet Explorer 7, click on Tools, Internet Options, Delete
(under the Browsing history section), then Delete all.
* For Firefox 2 and 3 see the Firefox Options window support page for
information on how to automatically remove cached browser files.
* In Safari 3.0, click Safari then Reset Safari.
* In recent of versions of Opera, go to Tools, Preferences, Advanced,
History and set the cache to Empty on exit.
* For recent versions of the Konqueror browser, use the KControl module
called Cache, then click on the Clear cache button.
Administrators should also considering securely erasing deleting browser
caches before re-deploying or disposing of hard drives.
Systems Affected
Vendor Status Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation Vulnerable 31-Mar-2008
References
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.9.2
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window#Private_Data
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/en/9300.html
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/security/shared/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_disk_encryption_software
Credit
Thanks to Bill Knox from MITRE reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.
Other Information
Date Public 05/09/2008
Date First Published 05/09/2008 08:08:29 AM
Date Last Updated 05/09/2008
CERT Advisory
CVE Name
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric 0.11
Document Revision 22
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