CVE-2001-0486 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Novell BorderManager 3.6 and earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to disrupt service by initiating a TCP SYN flood attack against port 353. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:bordermanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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