Buffer overflow in Novell NetWare Client 4.80 through 4.83 allows local users to cause a…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Novell NetWare Client 4.80 through 4.83 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using ping, traceroute, or a similar utility to force the client to resolve a large hostname.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00381 32nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.80 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.81 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.82 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.83 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.80 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.81 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.82 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.83 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq9c-7q38-2j2j
References
More Novell Netware Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05637 Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05530 NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-1754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq9c-7q38-2j2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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