CVE-2014-0595

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0595
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-08 10:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Description/opt/novell/ncl/bin/nwrights in Novell Client for Linux in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 Linux SP2 does not properly manage a certain array, which allows local users to obtain the S permission in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the granting of the F permission by an administrator.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Novell Open Enterprise Server 11.0 sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Novell Open Enterprise Server 'nwrights' Utility Local Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support | OES11 SP2 - The 'nwrights' utility also grants the 'S' right when the 'F' right is set - CVE-2014-0595. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0847-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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