SB2017070404 - Information disclosure in Novell NetIQ Sentinel



SB2017070404 - Information disclosure in Novell NetIQ Sentinel

Published: July 4, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017070404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1605)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the ReportViewServlet servlet of Novell NetIQ Sentine due to path traversal. A remote attacker can use a PREVIEW value for the fileType field, conduct directory traversal attack and read arbitrary files on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.