IBM Lotus Notes Debug Function Discloses Passwords to Administrative Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018433 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018433
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-4309
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Apr 24 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 19 2007
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in IBM Lotus Notes. An administrator can view user passwords.
An authenticated Notes administrator can invoke a debug function configured via the 'Notes.INI' configuration file to cause user passwords to be logged in plain text when the user password is changed.
Juergen Schmidt of Heise Security reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/92958
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Impact:
An authenticated Notes administrative can view user passwords.
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Solution:
The vendor plans to issue a fix in versions 8.0, 7.0.3, and all future versions.
The IBM advisory is available at:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&uid=swg21266085
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Vendor URL: www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&uid=swg21266085 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Subject: [Full-disclosure] heise Security: Password exposure in Lotus Notes
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Excerpt from: http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/92958
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Password exposure in Lotus Notes
A debug function in version 5 and up of Lotus Notes can be used to write a
file containing the new password in plain text when a user password is
changed. This function has been designed to bring more transparency into
password quality verification. If two additional lines are entered in the
Notes.INI configuration file, Notes will log the evaluation.
Since the Notes.INI file on a user’s hard disk must be manipulated,
physical access to the system is required to exploit this flaw. But there
are various possibilities within Notes to manipulate this file, which can,
in turn, also be used to protect systems from this vulnerability.
Assessment:
Notes uses the password to protect the certificate storage Notes.ID used
by every user for authentication. This file is encrypted or decrypted with
the user password. Together with the Notes certificates, Notes.ID also
stores the user's private key and X.509 certificates, where required. For
this reason, it is of utmost importance to ensure that nobody can create a
copy of the password and Notes.ID at the same time. If somebody gains
concurrent access to both the log file and the Notes.ID, this person can
authenticate himself to Notes at any time.
Even though administrators can eliminate exploitation of this debug
function in most cases, a Notes administrator with appropriate privileges
is able to discover all user passwords. Some Notes customers have
implemented complex solutions to allow for the central storage of password
changes, while resetting passwords is only possible based on the four-eye
principle, i.e. administration and revision must work together to do so.
The debug function makes it possible to bypass this security policy.
(Volker Weber)
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For a more detailed analysis, please see the original article on:
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/92958
bye, ju
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Juergen Schmidt, editor-in-chief heise Security www.heise-security.co.uk
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