01 Record

CVE-2007-5667

NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 30.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2007-11-14 01:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2007-10-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8f457500aaef3e3563bf7c41a8473a979d58a29c52d11a895278813d29328fc1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

microsoftwindows_2000Not specified—

microsoftwindows_2003_serverNot specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2003Not specified—

microsoftwindows_xpNot specified—

novellclientNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com27678http://secunia.com/advisories/27678third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnovell-client-nwfilter-privilege-escalation(38434)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38434vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.securitytracker.com1018943http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018943vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
secure-support.novell.comhttps://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/98/3260263_f.SAL_Public.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.vupen.comADV-2007-3846http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3846vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.securityfocus.com26420http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26420vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
osvdb.org40867http://osvdb.org/40867vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
labs.idefense.com20071112 Novell NetWare Client NWFILTER.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=626third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE