Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2185

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.

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Affected products

Novell/Netware2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =6.5 SP5

Patches

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References

securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cginvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/20288nvd
www.osvdb.org/25780nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/18017nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1829nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26488nvd

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