NWFTPD.nlm in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 6.0 before SP4 and 6.5 before SP1 allows…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
NWFTPD.nlm in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 6.0 before SP4 and 6.5 before SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (console hang) via a large number of FTP sessions, which are not properly handled during an NLM unload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01484 74th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 sp3 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2xg-ggm3-v7gm
More Novell Netware vulnerabilities
- 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-1999-01035 Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-1591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2xg-ggm3-v7gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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