9.3

CVE-2008-5696: novell netware Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 19-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5696 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in novell netware. EPSS estimates a 3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Novell NetWare 6.5 before Support Pack 8, when an OES2 Linux server is installed into the NDS tree, does not require a password for the ApacheAdmin console, which allows remote attackers to reconfigure the Apache HTTP Server via console operations.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Novell1 product
  • netware≤ 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5:sp1 | 6.5:sp1.1a | 6.5:sp1.1b | 6.5:sp2 | 6.5:sp3 | 6.5:sp4 | 6.5:sp5 | 6.5:sp6

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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