CVE-2017-5186 describes a critical vulnerability in Novell iManager and eDirectory, as well as NetIQ iManager and eDirectory, where the deprecated MD5 hashing algorithm is used in communications certificates. This flaw carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to a high impact on availability, though confidentiality and integrity are not directly affected. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code or significant community discussion available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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