Vulnerability in Novell Netware
CVE-2006-2185
PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Novell Netware — versions 6.5
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20288 (third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/25780 (vdb-entry)
- support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi (Patch)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488 (vdb-entry)