CVE-1999-1020 describes a vulnerability in Novell Netware NDS 5.99 where unauthenticated clients can gain Read access to the NDS tree. This allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive information, including user accounts, groups, and other readable objects, using tools like CX.EXE and NLIST.EXE. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry detailing default NDS rights, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.11:sp5b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.