CVE-2006-0997

high

Description

The SSL server implementation in NILE.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 and Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) permits encryption with a NULL key, which results in cleartext communication that allows remote attackers to read an SSL protected session by sniffing network traffic.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25380

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1043

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17176

http://www.osvdb.org/24046

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100633.htm

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015799

http://secunia.com/advisories/19324

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-03-23

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00255