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CVE-2006-5854
Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 59.5%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Netware Client 4.91 through 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) EnumPrinters and (2) OpenPrinter functions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 59.5% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- VU#300636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/testlpc.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=3125538&sliceId=SAL_Public (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 21220 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4631 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20061129 ZDI-06-043: Novell Netware Client Print Provider Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1017315 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-043.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#653076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974765.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- novell-nwspool-bo(30461) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 23027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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