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TI-1999-01035 Aliases CVE-1999-1086GHSA-qhf9-4cg8-h46m

Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3, allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges by spoofing the MAC address in IPC fragmented packets that make NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) calls.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.026 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.0VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.11:sp5b:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11 sp5bVulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:4.11:sp5b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 sp5b Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1086
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhf9-4cg8-h46m

References

  • TI-2010-03977 The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02257 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CIFS.NLM driver in Netware SMB 1.0 for Novell Netware… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03978 Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.NLM before 5.10.02 in the FTP server in Novell… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2005-02700 Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2004-02604 webadmin-apache.conf in Novell Web Manager of Novell NetWare 6.5 uses an uppercase Alias… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-00304 Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
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