CVE-2005-4888 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the NWFTPD.nlm FTP server in Novell NetWare versions prior to 5.06.04. Remote attackers can exploit this by initiating numerous FTP sessions that remain in a "Not-Logged-In" state after completion, leading to excessive stale connections and service disruption. The CVSS score of 5.0 indicates a medium severity, with a network-based attack requiring low complexity and resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.