CRITICAL
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
Published Aug 5, 2005
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.67%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 8.6.2
- 8.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.67% 0.02665
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02665
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02665) | 85.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02560) | 83.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01985) | 81.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.40% (0.04404) | 81.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 2.24% (0.02243) | 83.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 73.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 76.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 84.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 83.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00803) | 81.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 81.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 83.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 87.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0273.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9229.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4893 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0273.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9229.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 5, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2005
Link CVE-2002-2119
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a