ncp in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP9, and 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF2, does not properly handle NCP fragments with a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when the heap is written to a log file
Published Apr 30, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
ncp in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP9, and 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF2, does not properly handle NCP fragments with a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when the heap is written to a log file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8.7.3.8
- 8.8
- 8.8.1
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02929) | 86.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02929) | 85.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04326) | 88.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 6.22% (0.06219) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08262) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.55% (0.04547) | 92.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 3.53% (0.03531) | 91.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 4.22% (0.04222) | 91.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 4.34% (0.04338) | 91.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 4.13% (0.04126) | 91.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 4.03% (0.04033) | 91.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03878) | 90.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 3.62% (0.03625) | 90.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.36% (0.03360) | 89.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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