CVE-2005-2852 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell NetWare via an incorrect password length in CIFS.NLM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2852?
CVE-2005-2852 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Netware, published on 8 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via an incorrect password length, as exploited by the "worm.rbot.ccc" worm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Netware.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-2852 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2852 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj2p-mqjh-gc8g.