CVE-2005-3655 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server Remote Manager (novell-nrm) within Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request containing a negative Content-Length parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.