CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1040

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in netapplet in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allow local users to gain root privileges, related to 'User input [being] passed to network scripts without verification.'

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to full system compromise and access to sensitive data.

Recommendation

Apply available security patches from the vendor immediately or upgrade the system to a newer version that does not contain this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in netapplet in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allow local users to gain root privileges, related to "User input [being] passed to network scripts without verification."

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