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Novell iChain miniFTP Server Brute Force Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14607
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Release Date:
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2005-03-16
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Last Update:
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2006-06-26
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Popularity:
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6,362 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Brute force
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Novell iChain 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0797
CVE-2005-0798
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Description:
Francisco Amato has reported a weakness in Novell iChain, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially brute force a user's password.
The problem is that the miniFTP server does not limit the number of invalid logins nor logs these. This may eventually allow a malicious person to guess a valid password.
The miniFTP server reportedly also returns error messages when an invalid username is supplied.
The weakness has been reported in version 2.3. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to Support Pack 4 Interim Release 1 version 2.3.314.
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973992.htm
Note: The update requires version 2.3 SP1 (build 2.3.257) or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Francisco Amato
Changelog:
2005-03-21: Added CVE references.
2006-06-26: Updated "Solution Status", "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections.
Original Advisory:
Novell:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10096887.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973992.htm
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