CVE-2008-5696

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5696
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-19 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionNovell NetWare 6.5 before Support Pack 8, when an OES2 Linux server is installed into the NDS tree, does not require a password for the ApacheAdmin console, which allows remote attackers to reconfigure the Apache HTTP Server via console operations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 All All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp1.1a All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp1.1b All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp2 All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp3 All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp5 All All
Operating System Novell Netware 6.5 sp6 All All
Operating System Novell Netware All sp7 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Potential Security Vulnerability with Apache on NetWare 6.5 after installing OES2 Linux Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
NetWare Bug Lets Remote Users Access the ApacheAdmin Console - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Novell NetWare ApacheAdmin Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Novell Netware ApacheAdmin Console Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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