CVE-2006-0997

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The SSL server implementation in NILE.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 and Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) permits encryption with a NULL key, which results in cleartext communication that allows remote attackers to read an SSL protected session by sniffing network traffic.

Affected products

Novell Netware: 6.5, 6.5-sp1, 6.5-sp1.1a, 6.5-sp1.1b, 6.5-sp2, 6.5-sp3 (+1)
Micro Focus International Open Enterprise Server: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19324
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015799
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100633.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/24046
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25380
http://secunia.com/advisories/19324
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015799
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100633.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/24046
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17176

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