CVE-2006-5854 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) EnumPrinters and (2) OpenPrinter functions.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.88596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Novell	Netware Client

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.91:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.91:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_client:4.91:sp2::::::

No data.

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23027
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017263
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017315
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974765.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300636
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653076
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=3125538&sliceId=SAL_Public
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453012/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21220
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/testlpc.c
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4631
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-043.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30461

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-03T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.611Z

Reserved: 2006-11-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-5854

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-12-03T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5854

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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