Vulnerability in Ncp Network Communications Secure Client
CVE-2006-0965
NCP Network Communication Secure Client 8.11 Build 146, and possibly other versions, allows local users to bypass security protections and configure privileged options via a long argument to ncpmon.exe, which provides access to alternate privileged menus, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.004 (29.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ncp Network Communications Secure Client — versions 8.11_build_146
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16906 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25243 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426480/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/19082 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/042640.html (mailing-list)