First published: Fri Jan 15 2010(Updated: )
Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, memory consumption, ABEND, and crash) via a large number of malformed or AFP requests that are not properly handled by (1) the CIFS functionality in CIFS.nlm Semantic Agent (Build 163 MP) 3.27 or (2) the AFP functionality in AFPTCP.nlm Build 163 SP 3.27. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Novell NetWare | =6.5-sp8 |
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CVE-2010-0317 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for denial of service attacks.
To mitigate CVE-2010-0317, it is recommended to apply patches or updates provided by Novell for Netware 6.5 SP8.
CVE-2010-0317 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service through memory consumption and system crashes.
CVE-2010-0317 affects Novell Netware version 6.5 Service Pack 8.
Yes, CVE-2010-0317 specifically affects the CIFS functionality in the CIFS.nlm Semantic Agent.