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TITLE:
Novell Identity Manager Client Login Extension Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26555

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26555/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Novell Identity Manager 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/11946/
Novell Identity Manager Client Login Extension 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/15432/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in the Client Login Extension for
Novell Identity Manager, which can be exploited by malicious, local
users to disclose sensitive information.

The problem is that the Client Login Extension saves the provided
username and password to a local file when a user logs in.

The security issue is reported in versions prior to build "3.5.1
20070730".

SOLUTION:
Update to build version "3.5.1 20070730".
http://download.novell.com/index.jsp

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/177/3329402_f.SAL_Public.html

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