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TI-2005-01870 Aliases CVE-2005-1976GHSA-x683-mvqr-m8gj

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and…

Priority LOW 10Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00414 35th 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:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2 aVulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2 bVulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2 cVulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 a Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 b Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 c Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1976
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x683-mvqr-m8gj

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2006-06172 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2006-06171 Multiple buffer overflows in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2005-03139 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon in Novell Netmail 3.5.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-06505 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-02528 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SSL version of the NMDMC.EXE service in Novell NetMail… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01665 Buffer overflow in the IMAP command continuation function in Novell NetMail 3.52 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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