Vulnerability in Novell Zenworks
CVE-2005-1543
Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Remote Management authentication (zenrem32.exe) on Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop and Server Management, ZENworks for Desktops 4.x, ZENworks for Servers 3.x, and Remote Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) unspecified vectors, (2) type 1 authentication requests, and (3) type 2 authentication requests.
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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: 0.661 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.661 · newest: 0.661 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Zenworks — versions 6.5
- Novell Zenworks Desktops — versions 3.2, 4.0, 4.0.1
- Novell Zenworks Remote Management
- Novell Zenworks Server Management — versions 6.5
- Novell Zenworks Servers — versions 3.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.rem0te.com/public/images/zen.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13678 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20639 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0571 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20645 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/15433 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20644 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1543?
- CVE-2005-1543 is a vulnerability in Novell Zenworks. Published 2005-05-25.
- Is CVE-2005-1543 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.