CVE-2005-1976 describes a vulnerability in Novell NetMail versions 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c running on Linux, where specific files are assigned owner and group ID 500. This misconfiguration allows users or groups with ID 500 to modify these files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.7, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring authentication, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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