CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1596

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.03.12 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly restrict filesystem use by anonymous users with NFS Gateway home directories, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an FTP session.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to filesystem resources they should not have access to, potentially leading to data leakage or unauthorized modifications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update NWFTPD.nlm to version 5.03.12 or later to fix this vulnerability and restrict anonymous users' access to the filesystem.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.03.12 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly restrict filesystem use by anonymous users with NFS Gateway home directories, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an FTP session.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS