CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0013

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in ncpfs before version 2.2.6 is that the nwclient.c file does not drop root privileges before executing utilities using the NetWare client functions. This allows local users to escalate their privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user can gain unauthorized administrator-level access, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade ncpfs to version 2.2.6 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

nwclient.c in ncpfs before 2.2.6 does not drop root privileges before executing utilities using the NetWare client functions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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