CVE-2005-2852

Exp

Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via an incorrect password length, as exploited by the "worm.rbot.ccc" worm.

Published: 2005-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2852 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.84%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +16.76% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2852

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16832 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2852

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 2026-05-27 48.08% 64.84% +16.76%
2 2025-10-17 60.38% 48.08% -12.30%
3 2025-03-30 — 60.38% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2852

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2852

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2852

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2852

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