CVE-2006-2185 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2006-05-22

Score: 4.0 Medium

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-2186	PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00368.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20288
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016106
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2973698.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/25780
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Netware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-22T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:27.933Z

Reserved: 2006-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2185

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-22T17:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-2185

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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