CVE-2003-0638 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Novell iChain versions 2.1 (before Field Patch 3) and 2.2 (before Field Patch 1a). These flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (ABEND) and potentially execute arbitrary code through crafted long usernames or a "special script against login." With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.