CVE-2005-2852 describes an unknown vulnerability in the CIFS.NLM component of Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0, and 6.5 SP2/SP3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (ABEND) by providing an incorrect password length, as demonstrated by the "worm.rbot.ccc" worm. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential loss of availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit intelligence shows a Metasploit module exists for a related stack buffer overflow, and its EPSS score is notably high, suggesting a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation despite limited public discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.