CVE-2005-0013

nwclient.c in ncpfs before 2.2.6 does not drop root privileges before executing utilities using the NetWare client functions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0013 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0013

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 2026-04-18 0.05% 0.28% +0.23%
2 2025-12-01 0.06% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0013

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0013

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0013

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0013
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0013 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ncpfs), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0013

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0013

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0013

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