CVE-2017-5186 Weak cryptography in NetIQ/Novell iManager and eDirectory
Novell and NetIQ iManager and eDirectory use deprecated MD5 hashing in certificates, allowing potential cryptographic attacks.
- 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-2017-5186?
CVE-2017-5186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 27 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Novell iManager 2.7 before SP7 Patch 9, NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.2.1, Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8 SP8 Patch 9 Hotfix 2, and NetIQ eDirectory 9.x before 9.0.2 Hotfix 2 (9.0.2.2) use the deprecated MD5 hashing algorithm in a communications certificate.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5186?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Netiq Edirectory, Netiq Imanager, Novell Edirectory, Novell Imanager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5pw-67rf-j965.