CVE-2003-1596

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.03.12 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly restrict filesystem use by anonymous users with NFS Gateway home directories, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an FTP session.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1596 is rated Moderate Risk (57.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.06%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1596

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-23 2.04% 2.06% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.11% 2.04% +1.94%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1596

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1596

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1596

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netware_ftp_server <= 5.03b cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01i cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01o cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01w cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.01y cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.01y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.02b cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.02b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.02i cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.02i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.02r cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.02r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.02y cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.02y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1596

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