CVE-2007-4526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Client Login Extension (CLE) in Novell Identity Manager before 3.5.1 20070730 stores the username and password in a local file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Published: 2007-08-25

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:client_login_extension_\(cle\)::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4509	The Client Login Extension (CLE) in Novell Identity Manager before 3.5.1 20070730 stores the username and password in a local file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/37320
http://secunia.com/advisories/26555
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018602
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2957
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36215
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/177/3329402_f.SAL_Public.html

History

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Subscriptions

Netiq Identity Manager

Novell Client Login Extension \(cle\)

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.504Z

Reserved: 2007-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4526

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-25T00:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4526

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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