PT-2002-1938 · Novell · Novell Netware

Published 2002-08-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0929

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Novell NetWare versions 6.0 SP1

Description: The issue is related to buffer overflows in the DHCP server, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system reboot. This can be achieved by sending long DHCP requests.

Recommendations: For Novell NetWare version 6.0 SP1, consider restricting access to the DHCP server to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0929

Affected Products

Novell Netware

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0929 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5097 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9428.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0126.html · Note
• http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2962999 · Note