CVE-2005-1976

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Published Jun 5, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 1.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1978	Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.414% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15763
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014251
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098022.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/17456
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Novell Netmail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 5, 2006, 6:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved: Jun 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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