CVE-2004-2298

Published: Aug 5, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

6.4MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS) 2.6 and 3.0, and NetMail 3.1 and 3.5, is installed with a default NMAP authentication credential, which allows remote attackers to read and write mail store data if the administrator does not change the credential by using the NMAP Credential Generator.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

novell

commercial·USaka suse novell, novell suse

internet messaging systemOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

netmailOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13377

secunia.com

http://www.osvdb.org/12234

osvdb.org

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10095545.htm

support.novell.com

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