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CVE-2010-0625

Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.nlm before 5.10.01 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 5.1 through 6.5 SP8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) MKD, (2) RMD, (3) RNFR, or (4) DELE command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0625 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from novell, from novell organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-04-05T16:30:00.577

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.01i	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.01o	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.01w	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.01y	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.02b	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.02i	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.02r	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.02y	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.03b	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.03l	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.04.5	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.04.8	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.04.20	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.04.25	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.05	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.05.04	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.06.04	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.06.05	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.07	Yes
Application	novell	netware_ftp_server	5.07.02	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	5.1	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	5.1	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	5.1	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	5.1	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	5.1	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes
Operating System	novell	netware	6.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/39151 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023768 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3238588&sliceId=1 ([email protected])
http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=12 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510353/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510557/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39041 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0742 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-062 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569496 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39151 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023768 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3238588&sliceId=1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=12 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510353/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510557/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39041 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0742 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-062 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569496 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For novell's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.