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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-2119

CVE-2002-2119

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

3

Novell/Edirectory3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.6.2, 8.7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

www.securityfocus.com/bid/4893nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0273.htmlnvdBroken Link
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9229.phpnvdBroken Link

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