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CVE-2005-1976

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Novell Netmail: 3.5.2-a, 3.5.2-b, 3.5.2-c

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/15763
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014251
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098022.htm
• http://www.osvdb.org/17456
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15763
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014251
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098022.htm
• http://www.osvdb.org/17456
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005

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