CVE-2005-4887

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.06.05 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP5 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to passwords.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4887 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4887

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 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.14% -0.03%
2 2025-03-29 0.12% 0.17% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4887

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-2005-4887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netware_ftp_server <= 5.06.04 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_ftp_server 5.03b cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.03b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.03l cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.03l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.04.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.04.8 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.04.20 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.04.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.04.25 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.04.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware_ftp_server 5.05.04 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:5.05.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4887

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