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CVE-2005-1976

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to...

1.7 Low

CVE-2005-1976 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.7) in Novell Netmail, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
1.7 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.41%EPSS, 36th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used1.7

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Record
CVE-2005-1976
CVSS 2.0
1.7 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Record
CVE-2005-1976
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1978No score

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Record
EUVD-2005-1978
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x683-mvqr-m8gjNo score

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to...

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Record
GHSA-x683-mvqr-m8gj
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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