CVE-2007-3570
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Linux Access Gateway in Novell Access Manager before 3.0 SP1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) allows remote attackers to bypass unspecified security controls via Fullwidth/Halfwidth Unicode encoded data in a HTTP POST request.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Linux Access Gateway in Novell Access Manager before version 3.0 SP1 Release Candidate 1 fails to properly handle Fullwidth/Halfwidth Unicode character variants in HTTP POST request data, allowing remote attackers to bypass security controls through Unicode encoding manipulation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Novell Access Manager installationLocate the Linux Access Gateway component on the system. Check for /opt/novell/nam or /var/opt/novell/nam directories, or use 'rpm -qa | grep -i novell' or 'dpkg -l | grep -i novell' to list installed Novell packages.Affected if The Linux Access Gateway component is not found or not installed.
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Identify the installed versionRun 'rpm -qa | grep -i "access manager"' or check the product version file typically found in the NAM installation directory, such as /opt/novell/nam/version or through the NAM administration console.Affected if The version cannot be determined or the component is not present.
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Compare version against affected rangeReview the version number obtained. The affected range is version 3.0 prior to Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 (SP1 RC1). Look for versions like 3.0, 3.0 SP1 prior to RC1, or any 3.0.x version below the fixed release.Affected if The installed version is 3.0.x and is earlier than 3.0 SP1 RC1.
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Verify component exposureConfirm the Linux Access Gateway is configured and accepting HTTP/HTTPS connections. Check configuration files in /etc/opt/novell/nam or through the administration interface for active proxy listeners.Affected if The component is exposed to network traffic and runs a vulnerable version.
The environment is affected if the Linux Access Gateway version is 3.0.x prior to Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 and the component is exposed to HTTP requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Novell Access Manager Linux Access Gateway to version 3.0 SP1 RC1 or later, or contact Novell for specific patch information.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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