CVE-2017-5182

Remote Manager in Open Enterprise Server (OES) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read any arbitrary file, via a specially crafted URL, that allows complete directory traversal and total information disclosure. This vulnerability is present on all versions of OES for linux, it applies to OES2015 SP1 before Maintenance Update 11080, OES2015 before Maintenance Update 11079, OES11 SP3 before Maintenance Update 11078, OES11 SP2 before Maintenance Update 11077).

Published: 2017-01-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-5182 is rated Moderate Risk (62.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.15%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5182

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 0.99% 3.15% +2.16%
2 2025-11-21 1.55% 0.99% -0.57%
3 2025-11-18 1.55%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5182

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5182

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5182

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell open_enterprise_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 2015 cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:2015:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5182

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