CVE-2017-5182 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in the Remote Manager component of Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) across multiple versions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read any arbitrary file on the affected system, leading to complete information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant data compromise remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:* | ||
2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:2015:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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