CVE-2003-0638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iChain 2.1 before Field Patch 3, and iChain 2.2 before Field Patch 1a, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name or (2) an unknown attack related to a "special script against login."

Published: 2003-08-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:ichain:2.1:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0632	Multiple buffer overflows in Novell iChain 2.1 before Field Patch 3, and iChain 2.2 before Field Patch 1a, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name or (2) an unknown attack related to a "special script against login."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00554.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105492847631711&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105492852131747&w=2
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2966435.htm

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Ichain

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-08-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.110Z

Reserved: 2003-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0638

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0638

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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