Check Point Advisories

Novell Groupwise Messenger Server Process Memory Information Disclosure (CVE-2011-3179)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-170
Date Published: 14 May 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 28 March, 2024
Source: CVE-2011-3179
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75

Who is Vulnerable? Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier
Novell Messenger 2.1
Novell Messenger 2.2.0
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Novell Groupwise Messenger server.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to a design flaw which allows users to determine the contents of an arbitrary memory address via certain parameters in HTTP post requests. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application. Successful exploitation of this issue would cause information disclosure or unexpected termination of the affected application.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to send malicious HTTP POST requests to the affected service.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Novell Groupwise Messenger Server Process Memory Information Disclosure protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Instant Messenger
Attack Information: Novell Groupwise Messenger Server Process Memory Information Disclosure

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