CVE-2003-0976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NFS Server (XNFS.NLM) for Novell NetWare 6.5 does not properly enforce sys:\etc\exports when hostname aliases from sys:etc\hosts file are used, which could allow users to mount file systems when XNFS should deny the host.

Published: 2003-12-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0966	NFS Server (XNFS.NLM) for Novell NetWare 6.5 does not properly enforce sys:\etc\exports when hostname aliases from sys:etc\hosts file are used, which could allow users to mount file systems when XNFS should deny the host.

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 0.00265.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10089375.htm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13915

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Netware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-12-10T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.673Z

Reserved: 2003-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0976

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-15T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0976

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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