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CVE-2005-2852· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEN

Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via an incorrect password length, as exploited by the "worm.rbot.ccc" worm.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Sep 8, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
40.3% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
12 / 30 · 40.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
novellnetware

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • novell netware5.1
  • novell netware6.0
  • novell netware6.5

Same product

novell: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-4227The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) or ex
    45Plan
  • CVE-2010-2351Stack-based buffer overflow in the CIFS.NLM driver in Netware SMB 1.0 for Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 and earlier allows remote attackers to exec
    45Plan
  • CVE-2004-2734webadmin-apache.conf in Novell Web Manager of Novell NetWare 6.5 uses an uppercase Alias tag with an inconsistent lowercase directory tag fo
    41Plan
  • CVE-1999-1086Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3, allows remote attackers to gain administrator privile
    41Plan
  • CVE-2010-4228Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.NLM before 5.10.02 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote authenticated users to execute ar
    40Plan
  • CVE-2008-5696Novell NetWare 6.5 before Support Pack 8, when an OES2 Linux server is installed into the NDS tree, does not require a password for the Apac
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-05-09
Metasploit moduleexploit/netware/smb/lsass_cifsNovell NetWare LSASS CIFS.NLM Driver Stack Buffer Overflowexploit2007-01-21

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. Metasploit+500 d
  3. First PoC+1704 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+7692 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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