CVE-2002-1772 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local users can gain Domain Admin rights by exploiting null password handling in NDS accounts via net use commands.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1772?

CVE-2002-1772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Netware, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Novell Netware 5.0 through 5.1 may allow local users to gain "Domain Admin" rights by logging into a Novell Directory Services (NDS) account, and executing "net use" on an NDS_ADM account that is not in the NT domain but has domain access rights, which allows the user to enter a null password.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1772?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Netware.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1772?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Novell Netware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9cx3-wq6r-qvm7.

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