Novell NetWare up to 6.5 FTP Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetWare up to 6.5. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component FTP Server. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2434. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Novell NetWare up to 6.5 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component FTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.02i in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly listen for data connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via multiple FTP sessions.

The weakness was released 04/05/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2434 since 04/05/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.01o eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-52585, VDB-52572, VDB-52571 and VDB-52570. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetWare 5.01o

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03/19/2015 +1809 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-2434 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2434
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52561
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 18:31
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (50), 01/29/2019 10:26 (2), 05/04/2026 18:31 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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