CVE-2008-6722 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 1.9 Published Updated

Physically proximate attackers can hijack logged-in sessions by exploiting unexpired SSL session IDs in Novell Access Manager via Tomcat.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-6722?

CVE-2008-6722 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Novell Access Manager 3 SP4 does not properly expire X.509 certificate sessions, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a logged-in session by using a victim's web-browser process that continues to send the original and valid SSL sessionID, related to inability of Apache Tomcat to clear entries from its SSL cache.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6722?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Access Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-6722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx48-v6r4-cq37.

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