CVE-2008-5696 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Novell NetWare 6.5 prior to Support Pack 8, specifically when an OES2 Linux server is integrated into the NDS tree. This flaw allows remote attackers to reconfigure the Apache HTTP Server through the ApacheAdmin console without requiring any authentication. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication needed. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.