What is CVE-2002-2096?

CVE-2002-2096 is a vulnerability in Novell Netware. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-2096 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Novell Netware

CVE-2002-2096

Buffer overflow in Novell Remote Manager module, httpstk.nlm, in NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password.

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Novell Netware — versions 5.1, 6.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/4405 (Patch, vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0088.html (mailing-list, Patch)
www.iss.net/security_center/static/8736.php (Patch, vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0001.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2962026 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-2096?: CVE-2002-2096 is a vulnerability in Novell Netware. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-2096 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.