CVE-2016-5763

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5763
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-15 19:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionVulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES2015 SP1 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10992, OES2015 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10990, OES11 SP3 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10991, OES11 SP2 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10989) might allow authenticated remote attackers to perform unauthorized file access and modification.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.010340000 probability, percentile 0.774950000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-254 | unauthorized file access and modification

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 All sp2 All All
Application Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 All sp3 All All
Application Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015 All All All All
Application Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015 All sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 And 2015 affected Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 and 2015 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Downloads - September 2016 Update - OES 2015 10990 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
Novell Open Enterprise Server CVE-2016-5763 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Downloads - September 2016 Update - OES 2015-SP1 10992 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
Downloads - September 2016 OES11 SP3 Scheduled Maintenance Update 10991 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
Downloads - September 2016 OES 11 SP2 Scheduled Maintenance Update 10989 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
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