MEDIUM
PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges
Published May 22, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
PORTAL.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 writes the username and password in cleartext to the abend.log log file when the groupOperationsMethod function fails, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.62% 0.01616
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01616
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 | 1.62% (0.01616) | 75.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01555) | 71.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 52.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 71.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 58.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016106 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2973698.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/25780 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20288 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?2973698.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25780 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2185
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a