First published: Mon Apr 05 2010(Updated: )
NWFTPD.nlm before 5.06.04 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stale connections) by establishing many FTP sessions, which persist in the Not-Logged-In state after each session is completed.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Novell Netware Ftp Server | ||
Novell NetWare |
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The severity of CVE-2005-4888 is moderate as it can lead to denial of service due to excessive stale connections.
To fix CVE-2005-4888, update NWFTPD.nlm to version 5.06.04 or later.
CVE-2005-4888 describes a denial of service attack that exploits persistent stale connections in the FTP server.
CVE-2005-4888 affects Novell NetWare and the FTP server component within it.
Yes, CVE-2005-4888 can be exploited remotely by establishing numerous FTP sessions.