CVE-2001-0486
Novell BorderManager < 3.6 - Denial of Service via TCP SYN Flood
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0486. PoCs published by honoriak.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends a flood of raw TCP SYN packets to Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3.5 on port 353, causing a denial of service (DoS). It uses raw sockets to craft and send malformed packets with randomized source IPs and ports.
Description
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell BorderManager 3.6 and earlier by sending TCP SYN flood to port 353.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by honoriak · cdosnovell
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/264
This exploit sends a flood of raw TCP SYN packets to Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3.5 on port 353, causing a denial of service (DoS). It uses raw sockets to craft and send malformed packets with randomized source IPs and ports.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
raw socket permissions (typically root) · network access to target
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
Full analysis →
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2959062.htm
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2623
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6429
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98779821207867&w=2
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0000.html
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_vuln-dev
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0020.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98865027328391&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0504
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
novell/bordermanager
< 3.6
Published
Jul 02, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026