CVE-2004-2414 — Novell NetWare 6.5 SP 1.1, when installing or upgrading using the Overlay CDs and performing a custom installation with OpenSSH, includes sensitive password information in the (1) NIOUTPUT.TXT and (2) NI.LOG log files, which might allow local users to obtain the passwords

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Novell NetWare 6.5 SP 1.1, when installing or upgrading using the Overlay CDs and performing a custom installation with OpenSSH, includes sensitive password information in the (1) NIOUTPUT.TXT and (2) NI.LOG log files, which might allow local users to obtain the passwords

Published Aug 18, 2005

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.40%

Description

Novell NetWare 6.5 SP 1.1, when installing or upgrading using the Overlay CDs and performing a custom installation with OpenSSH, includes sensitive password information in the (1) NIOUTPUT.TXT and (2) NI.LOG log files, which might allow local users to obtain the passwords.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.40% 0.00401

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00401

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.40% (0.00401)	31.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.40% (0.00401)	31.60th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00053)	13.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00050)	21.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 11, 2024	0.05% (0.00050)	19.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00050)	17.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://secunia.com/advisories/11188
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2968534.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9934
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15600
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11188		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2968534.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9934		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15600		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 18, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Aug 18, 2005

Link CVE-2004-2414

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-2414

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-2414