01 Record
CVE-2007-5762
NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by opening the \\.\nicm device and providing crafted kernel addresses via IOCTLs with
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by opening the \\.\nicm device and providing crafted kernel addresses via IOCTLs with
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
- 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.7% 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
- 2008-01-09 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-31
- 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
- 865425080ea8f68dcd9e6e9da62fb4fa491830b230ffdf89c38ae0c2c7651990
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com27209http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27209
- secunia.com28396http://secunia.com/advisories/28396
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0088http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0088
- download.novell.comhttp://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=4FmI89wOmg4~
- labs.idefense.com20080109 Novell NetWare Client nicm.sys Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=637
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnovell-client-nicm-privilege-escalation(39576)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39576
- www.securitytracker.com1019172http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019172