CVE-2005-1543: novell zenworks
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-1543 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in novell zenworks. EPSS estimates a 66.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 25-05-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Remote Management authentication (zenrem32.exe) on Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop and Server Management, ZENworks for Desktops 4.x, ZENworks for Servers 3.x, and Remote Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) unspecified vectors, (2) type 1 authentication requests, and (3) type 2 authentication requests.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
66.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 66.10% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundNovell ZENworks 6.5 - Desktop/Server Management Overflow (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Novell ZENworks 6.5 - Desktop/Server Management Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop/Server Management Overflow
exploit/windows/novell/zenworks_desktop_agent
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Novell4 products
- zenworks6.5
- zenworks_desktops3.2:sp2 | 4.0 | 4.0.1
- zenworks_server_management6.5
- zenworks_servers3.2
1 vendor · 4 products
References
10 links- support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097644.htmX Refsource CONFIRM