Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1976

Description

Novell NetMail 3.5.2a, 3.5.2b, and 3.5.2c, when running on Linux, sets the owner and group ID to 500 for certain files, which could allow users or groups with that ID to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by modifying those files.

Affected products

Novell/Netmail3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

secunia.com/advisories/15763nvdPatchVendor Advisory
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cginvdPatch
www.osvdb.org/17456nvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14005nvdPatch
securitytracker.com/idnvd

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