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CVE-2005-1976

Published: Jun 5, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
1.7LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:SC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

novell
commercial·USaka suse novell, novell suse
netmailOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005
securityfocus.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/15763
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/17456
osvdb.org
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