What is CVE-2017-5186?

CVE-2017-5186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netiq Edirectory, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-5186?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netiq Edirectory

CVE-2017-5186

Novell iManager 2.7 before SP7 Patch 9, NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.2.1, Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8 SP8 Patch 9 Hotfix 2, and NetIQ eDirectory 9.x before 9.0.2 Hotfix 2 (9.0.2.2) use the deprecated MD5 hashing algorithm in a communications certificate.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2017-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Netiq Edirectory — versions 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2
Netiq Imanager — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Novell Edirectory
Novell Imanager
Netiq/novell Imanager And Edirectory — versions NetIQ/Novell iManager and eDirectory

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5186?: CVE-2017-5186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netiq Edirectory, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-5186?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.