CVE-2005-1976

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a-3.5.2c - Arbitrary Code Execution via File Permission Misconfiguration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15763
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/17456
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014251

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
novell/netmail 3.5.2 a (3 CPE variants)
Published Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026