NWFTPD.nlm before 5.06.04 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stale connections) by establishing many FTP sessions, which persist in the Not-Logged-In state after each session is completed.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4888 is rated Moderate Risk (47.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.32% | 1.67% | +1.35% |
| 2 | 2026-05-05 | 0.70% | 0.32% | -0.38% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | netware_ftp_server | — | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | netware | — | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |