CVE-2013-3956
Description
The NICM.SYS kernel driver 3.1.11.0 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x143B6B IOCTL call.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Novell Client 2 SP3 - 'nicm.sys 3.1.11.0' Local Privilege Escalation
Novell Client 2 SP3 - 'nicm.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
Windows Fixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Not affected | — |
| - | Not affected | — |
| — | Not affected | — |
References
- http://pastebin.com/GB4iiEwR
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26452
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27191
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012497
- http://pastebin.com/GB4iiEwR
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26452
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27191
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012497
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.