Novell NetWare up to 5.06.3 FTP Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Novell NetWare up to 5.06.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FTP Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-4888. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Novell NetWare up to 5.06.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function 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. CVE summarizes:

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.06.04 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stale connections) by establishing many FTP sessions, which persist in the Not-Logged-In state after each session is completed.

The weakness was published 04/05/2010 as Bug 97819 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4888 since 04/05/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.06.04 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-52585, VDB-52572, VDB-52571 and VDB-52569. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetWare 5.06.04

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03/19/2015 +1809 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 97819
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52570
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 21:23
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (48), 12/28/2017 14:37 (6), 05/04/2026 21:23 (19)
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