CVE-2007-5762 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the NICM.SYS driver, version 3.0.0.4, within Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by opening the \\.\nicm device and supplying specially crafted kernel addresses through IOCTLs utilizing the METHOD_NEITHER buffering mode. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (high severity), indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.91:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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