CVE-2003-0562
Buffer overflow in the CGI2PERL.NLM PERL handler in Novell Netware 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 14.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the CGI2PERL.NLM PERL handler in Novell Netware 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via a long input string.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Novell Netware Enterprise Web Server 5.1/6.0 - 'CGI2Perl.NLM' Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22949dos, netwarepublished 23 Jul 2003Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.3% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- 20030723 Buffer Overflow in Netware Web Server PERL Handler (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.protego.dk/advisories/200301.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20030723 Buffer Overflow in Netware Web Server PERL Handler (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- VU#185593 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2966549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20030723 NOVL-2003-2966549 - Enterprise Web Server PERL Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-0556 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2003-0562)Record last updated .