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TI-2010-00304 Aliases CVE-2010-0317GHSA-xf59-c653-rhw8

Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, memory consumption, ABEND, and crash) via a large number of malformed or AFP requests that are not properly handled by (1) the CIFS functionality in CIFS.nlm Semantic Agent (Build 163 MP) 3.27 or (2) the AFP functionality in AFPTCP.nlm Build 163 SP 3.27. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10473 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5 sp8VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 sp8 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0317
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf59-c653-rhw8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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