CVE-2014-0595 — /opt/novell/ncl/bin/nwrights in Novell Client for Linux in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 Linux SP2 does not properly manage a certain array, which allows local users to obtain the S permission in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the granting of the F permission by an administrator

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/opt/novell/ncl/bin/nwrights in Novell Client for Linux in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 Linux SP2 does not properly manage a certain array, which allows local users to obtain the S permission in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the granting of the F permission by an administrator

Published May 8, 2014

2.6

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.34%

Description

/opt/novell/ncl/bin/nwrights in Novell Client for Linux in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 Linux SP2 does not properly manage a certain array, which allows local users to obtain the S permission in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the granting of the F permission by an administrator.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.34% 0.00345

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

EPSS probability 0.00345

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	0.34% (0.00345)	25.69th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.34% (0.00345)	26.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.11% (0.00115)	27.71th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00070)	32.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.07% (0.00070)	30.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00070)	28.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (3)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00030.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7014932
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67144
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00030.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7014932		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67144		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 8, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Dec 28, 2013

Link CVE-2014-0595

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-0595

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-0595