CVE-2002-2119
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote...
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
- Record
CVE-2002-2119- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
- Record
CVE-2002-2119- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2098 No score
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2098- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mp9h-8rrx-27f5
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote...
Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
- Record
GHSA-mp9h-8rrx-27f5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2119 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Novell Edirectory, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.