Novell NetWare up to 6.5 FTP Server access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Novell NetWare up to 6.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component FTP Server. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1596. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell NetWare up to 6.5 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component FTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.03.12 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly restrict filesystem use by anonymous users with NFS Gateway home directories, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an FTP session.

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1596 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.01o eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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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-2003-1596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52567
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 21:23
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (50), 01/29/2019 10:27 (2), 05/04/2026 21:23 (19)
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