| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in novell linux desktop 9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1040. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in novell linux desktop 9. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
multiple unknown vulnerabilities in netapplet in novell linux desktop 9 allow local users to gain root privileges related to "user input [being] passed to network scripts without verification."
The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.suse.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1040 since 04/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See VDB-24829 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.novell.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Local Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/10/2005 🔍05/02/2005 🔍
05/02/2005 🔍
03/10/2015 🔍
07/23/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: novell.comAdvisory: lists.suse.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-1040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24813
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 07/23/2017 10:31
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (40), 07/23/2017 10:31 (6)
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